flutter (redirected from atrial flutter)

flut·ter  (fltr)

v. flut·tered, flut·ter·ing, flut·ters

v.intr.

1. To wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner: curtains that fluttered in the breeze.

2.

a. To fly by a quick light flapping of the wings.

b. To flap the wings without flying.

3. To move or fall in a manner suggestive of tremulous flight: "Her arms rose, fell, and fluttered with the rhythm of the song" Evelyn Waugh.

4. To vibrate or beat rapidly or erratically: My heart fluttered wildly.

5. To move quickly in a nervous, restless, or excited fashion; flit.

v.tr.

To cause to flutter: "fluttering her bristly black lashes as swiftly as butterflies' wings" Margaret Mitchell.

n.

1. The act of fluttering.

2. A condition of nervous excitement or agitation: Everyone was in a flutter over the news that the director was resigning.

3. A commotion; a stir.

4. Pathology Abnormally rapid pulsation, especially of the atria or ventricles of the heart.

5. Rapid fluctuation in the pitch of a sound reproduction resulting from variations in the speed of the recording or reproducing equipment.

6. Chiefly British A small bet; a gamble: "If they like a flutter, Rick will get them better odds than the bookies" John le Carré.

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[Middle English floteren, from Old English floterian; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.]

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flutter·er n.

flutter·y adj.

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flutter

Verb

1. to wave rapidly

2. (of birds or butterflies) to flap the wings

3. to move with an irregular motion

4. Pathol (of the heart) to beat abnormally rapidly

5. to move about restlessly

Noun

1. a quick flapping or vibrating motion

2. a state of nervous excitement or confusion

3. excited interest

4. Brit informal a modest bet

5. Pathol an abnormally rapid beating of the heart

6. Electronics a slow variation in pitch in a sound-reproducing system [Old English floterian to float to and fro]

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Flutter of cardiologists—Mensa.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flutter - the act of moving back and forth flicker, waver movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
	2.	flutter - abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block arrhythmia, cardiac arrhythmia - an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart
	3.	flutter - a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do, commotion, disruption, disturbance disorder - a disturbance of the peace or of public order turmoil, upheaval, convulsion - a violent disturbance; "the convulsions of the stock market" earthquake - a disturbance that is extremely disruptive; "selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees" incident - a public disturbance; "the police investigated an incident at the bus station" stir, splash - a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; "he made a great splash and then disappeared" tempest, storm - a violent commotion or disturbance; "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away"; "it was only a tempest in a teapot" storm center, storm centre - a center of trouble or disturbance garboil, tumult, tumultuousness, uproar - a state of commotion and noise and confusion
	4.	flutter - the motion made by flapping up and down flapping, fluttering, flap undulation, wave - (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
Verb	1.	flutter - move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches" dart, fleet, flit butterfly - flutter like a butterfly hurry, travel rapidly, zip, speed - move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"
	2.	flutter - move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered" flicker, flitter, quiver, waver move back and forth - move in one direction and then into the opposite direction
	3.	flutter - flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements; "The seagulls fluttered overhead" flap, beat - move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"
	4.	flutter - beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated" palpitate thump, beat, pound - move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast" palpitate - cause to throb or beat rapidly; "Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart"
	5.	flutter - wink briefly; "bat one's eyelids" bat blink, nictate, nictitate, wink - briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink"

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flutter

verb 1. beat, bat, flap, tremble, shiver, flicker, ripple, waver, fluctuate, agitate, ruffle, quiver, vibrate, palpitate

verb 2. flit, hover, flitter

noun 3. tremor, tremble, shiver, shudder, palpitation

noun 4. vibration, twitching, quiver, quivering

noun 5. agitation, state (informal) confusion, excitement, flap (informal) tremble, flurry, dither chiefly Brit. commotion, fluster, tumult, perturbation, state of nervous excitement

Translations

flutter [ˈflʌtəʳ] n [of wings] → revoloteo, aleteo;

(col) (= bet); apuesta

vi → revolotear;

to be in a flutter → estar nervioso

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flutter [ˈflʌtəʳ] n [of panic, excitement] → agitation f [of wings]; battement m

vi [bird] → battre des ailes, voleter; [person] → aller et venir dans une grande agitation

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flutter [ˈflʌtəʳ] n → Flattern nt;

(of panic, nerves) → kurzer Anfall m;

(of excitement) → Beben nt

vi → flattern;

(person) → tänzeln;

to have a flutter (Brit) (inf) (gamble) → sein Glück (beim Wetten) versuchen

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flutter [ˈflʌtəʳ] n → agitazione f [of wings] → frullio

vi [bird] → battere le ali