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flutter
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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).

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

flutter·er n.
flutter·y adj.

flutter [ˈflʌtə]
vb
1. to wave or cause to wave rapidly; flap
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (intr) (of birds, butterflies, etc.) to flap the wings
3. (intr) to move, esp downwards, with an irregular motion
4. (Medicine / Pathology) (intr) Pathol (of the auricles of the heart) to beat abnormally rapidly, esp in a regular rhythm
5. to be or make nervous or restless
6. (intr) to move about restlessly
7. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) Swimming to cause (the legs) to move up and down in a flutter kick or (of the legs) to move in this way
8. (tr) Brit informal to wager or gamble (a small amount of money)
n
1. a quick flapping or vibrating motion
2. a state of nervous excitement or confusion
3. excited interest; sensation; stir
4. Brit informal a modest bet or wager
5. (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol an abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (200 to 400 beats per minute), esp in a regular rhythm, sometimes resulting in heart block
6. (Electronics) Electronics a slow variation in pitch in a sound-reproducing system, similar to wow but occurring at higher frequencies
7. (Engineering / Aeronautics) a potentially dangerous oscillation of an aircraft, or part of an aircraft, caused by the interaction of aerodynamic forces, structural elastic reactions, and inertia
8. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) Swimming See flutter kick
9. (Music, other) Also called flutter tonguing Music a method of sounding a wind instrument, esp the flute, with a rolling movement of the tongue
[Old English floterian to float to and fro; related to German flattern; see float]
flutterer  n
flutteringly  adv

Flutter of cardiologists—Mensa.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.flutterflutter - the act of moving back and forth    
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"
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.flutterflutter - the motion made by flapping up and down
undulation, wave - (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
Verb1.flutter - move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"
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"
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"
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"
blink, nictate, nictitate, wink - briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink"

flutter
verb
1. beat, bat, flap, tremble, shiver, flicker, ripple, waver, fluctuate, agitate, ruffle, quiver, vibrate, palpitate a butterfly fluttering its wings
2. flit, hover, flitter The birds were fluttering among the trees.
3. flap, fly, wave, shake, swish It was silent except for the flags fluttering in the background.
noun
1. bet, gamble, punt (chiefly Brit.), wager I had a flutter on five horses.
2. tremor, tremble, shiver, shudder, palpitation She felt a flutter of trepidation in her stomach.
3. vibration, flapping, twitching, quiver, quivering loud twittering and a desperate flutter of wings
4. agitation, state (informal), confusion, excitement, flap (informal), tremble, flurry, dither (chiefly Brit.), commotion, fluster, tumult, perturbation, state of nervous excitement She was in a flutter.
Translations
flutter [ˈflʌtəʳ]
A. N
1. (= movement) [of wings] → aleteo m; [of eyelashes] → pestañeo m
2. (= tremor) to be in a flutter (fig) → estar nervioso
to cause a fluttercausar revuelo
to feel a flutter of excitementestremecerse de la emoción
there was a flutter of fear in her voicela voz le temblaba por el miedo
3. (= bet) to have a flutterechar una apuesta
to have a flutter on a raceapostar a un caballo
B. VT [+ wings] → batir
the sparrow was fluttering its wingsel gorrión batía las alas, el gorrión aleteaba
to flutter one's eyelashes at sbhacer ojitos a algn
C. VI [bird] → revolotear; [butterfly] → mover las alas; [flag] → ondear; [heart] → palpitar
a leaf came fluttering downuna hoja cayó balanceándose
the bird fluttered about the roomel pájaro revoloteaba por la habitación
a butterfly fluttered awayuna mariposa pasó revoloteando

flutter [ˈflʌtər]
n
(= slight movement) [eyelids] → battement m; [pulse] → palpitation f
(= spasm) [emotion] → mouvement m
[wings] → battement m
[clothes, cloth] → flottement m
(= bet) → pari m
to have a flutter (= lay a bet) → parier (aux courses)
vi
[bird] → battre des ailes
(= flap) [clothes, flag] → flotter
The paper fluttered to the floor → Le papier est tombé par terre en tourbillonnant.
[heart] → palpiter
vt
[+ wings] → battre
[+ eyelashes] → battre

flutter
vi
(flag, bird, butterfly)flattern (also Med); her heart fluttered as he entered the roomsie bekam Herzklopfen, als er das Zimmer betrat; to flutter away or offdavonflattern
(person)tänzeln; (nervously) → flatterig sein; to flutter aroundherumtänzeln, nervös herumfuhrwerken (inf); she fluttered into/out of the roomsie tänzelte ins Zimmer/aus dem Zimmer
vt fan, piece of paperwedeln mit; (birds) wingsflattern mit; one’s eyelashesklimpern mit (hum inf); to flutter one’s eyelashes at somebodymit den Wimpern klimpern (hum), → jdn mit einem tollen Augenaufschlag bezirzen
n
Flattern nt (also Med); this caused a flutter among the audiencedies verursachte leichte Unruhe im Publikum
(= nervousness) (all) in or of a flutterin heller Aufregung; flutter of anxiety/excitementbesorgte/aufgeregte Unruhe
(Brit inf) to have a flutter (= gamble)sein Glück (beim Wetten) versuchen; he likes his little flutter on a Friday nighter versucht freitagabends gern sein Glück beim Wetten
(Aviat) → Flattern nt

flutter [ˈflʌtəʳ]
1. nagitazione f; (of eyelashes) → battito; (of wings) → battito, frullio
to be in a flutter (fig) → essere in uno stato di agitazione
to have a flutter (fam) (gamble) → fare una scommessa
2. vt (wings) → battere
to flutter one's eyelashes at sb → fare gli occhi dolci a qn
3. visvolazzare; (bird) → battere le ali; (flag) → sventolare; (heart) → palpitare

flutter [ˈflʌtəʳ]
1. nagitazione f; (of eyelashes) → battito; (of wings) → battito, frullio
to be in a flutter (fig) → essere in uno stato di agitazione
to have a flutter (fam) (gamble) → fare una scommessa
2. vt (wings) → battere
to flutter one's eyelashes at sb → fare gli occhi dolci a qn
3. visvolazzare; (bird) → battere le ali; (flag) → sventolare; (heart) → palpitare

flutter
v flutter [ˈflatə]
1 to (cause to) move quickly A leaf fluttered to the ground. fladder يَخْفِق، يُرَفْرِف прехвръквам snést se (na zem) flagre wehen κινούμαι νευρικά, ανεμίζω revolotear laperdama غلتیدن lepattaa (faire) voltiger לנפנף हिलाना lebdjeti lebeg bergerak cepat feykjast; flökta volteggiare ひらひらする 휘날리다 pleventi plivināt; plivināties bergerak pantas dwarrelen flagre (po)sunąć, fruwać adejar a flutura трепетать zniesť sa frfotati lepršavo padati fladdra, singla, vaja สะบัด çırpınmak 飄落 перелітати, пурхати تیزی سے حرکت کرنا rung rinh; đu đưa; dập dờn
2 (of a bird, insect etc) to move the wings rapidly and lightly The moth fluttered round the light. fladder يُرفْرِف بِجَناحَيْه، يَخْفِق пърхам poletovat, třepetat křídly flagre flattern πεταρίζω (για πουλί) aletear lehvitlema پر پر زدن räpyttää battre des ailes לְנַפנֵף हवा में हिलना lepršati (krilima) csapkod (szárnyával) terbang flögra battere le ali 羽ばたく 푸드덕거리다 skrajoti, plazdėti lidināties; laidelēties terbang fladderen slå/bakse med vingene trzepotać (się), miotać (się) adejar a bate din aripi порхать trepotať krídlami frfotati mahati fladdra, flaxa กระพือปีก kanatlarını çırpmak, uçuşmak, uçuşup durmak 拍翅 махати крилами پنکھوں کو تیز تیز ہلانا vẫy; vỗ cánh
n
1 a quick irregular movement (of a pulse etc) She felt a flutter in her chest. fladdering; gefladder خَفَقان، رَفْرَفَه сърцебиене chvění banken; uro das Flattern πετάρισμα agitación, palpitación puperdus لرزش läpätys palpitation פִּרפּוּר उत्तेजना, कम्पन trepet, uzbuđenost kalimpálás debaran titringur tremito 動悸 떨림, 두근거림 spurdesys, plazdesys (par pulsu, sirdi) neregulāri sist; dauzīties debaran hartklopping gys, hjertebank trzepotanie tremor pal­pitaţie трепетание trepotanie utripanje uzbuđenost []fladder การกระพือปีก çarpıntı 不規則跳動 пурхання, тріпотіння تیز، مضطرب حرکت động tác không đều; sự rung
2 nervous excitement She was in a great flutter. beroering اهْتِياج عَصَبي вълнение vzrušení, nervozita skælven die Aufregung ταραχή emoción ärevus اضطراب innostus émoi הִתרַגשׁוּת बाजी लगाना nemir, uzbuđenost izgalom kekalutan, gugup óróleiki, spenna, uppnám agitazione 興奮 흥분, 동요 virpulys, susijaudinimas satraukums gementar agitatie nervøsitet, forvirret tilstand niepokój excitação (stare de) surescitare волнение vzrušenie razburjenje uzbuđenje förvirring, nervositet, ängslig brådska ความกระวนกระวาย telâş 坐立不安 збудження, хвилювання اضطراب کی حالت trạng thái kích động hoặc bối rối


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