What is "flutter" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does flutter mean in English? Meaning of flutter definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "flutter" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "flutter": the act of moving back and forth

Noun

  • Meaning: the act of moving back and forth
  • Synonyms: flicker flutter waver
  • Hypernyms: motility motion move movement
  • Meaning of "flutter": move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

    Verb

  • Meaning: move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
  • Example: The hummingbird flitted among the branches
  • Synonyms: dart fleet flit flutter
  • Hyponyms: butterfly
  • Hypernyms: hurry speed travel rapidly zip
  • Meaning of "flutter": abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block

    Noun

  • Meaning: abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block
  • Synonyms: flutter
  • Hypernyms: arrhythmia cardiac arrhythmia
  • Meaning of "flutter": move back and forth very rapidly

    Verb

  • Meaning: move back and forth very rapidly
  • Example: the candle flickered
  • Synonyms: flicker flitter flutter quiver waver
  • Hypernyms: move back and forth
  • Meaning of "flutter": a disorderly outburst or tumult

    Noun

  • Meaning: a disorderly outburst or tumult
  • Example: they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused
  • Synonyms: commotion disruption disturbance flutter hoo-ha hoo-hah hurly burly kerfuffle to-do
  • Hyponyms: convulsion earthquake garboil incident splash stir storm storm center storm centre tempest tumult tumultuousness turmoil upheaval uproar
  • Hypernyms: disorder
  • Meaning of "flutter": flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements

    Verb

  • Meaning: flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements
  • Example: The seagulls fluttered overhead
  • Synonyms: flutter
  • Hypernyms: beat flap
  • Meaning of "flutter": the motion made by flapping up and down

    Noun

  • Meaning: the motion made by flapping up and down
  • Synonyms: flap flapping flutter fluttering
  • Hypernyms: undulation wave
  • Meaning of "flutter": beat rapidly

    Verb

  • Meaning: beat rapidly
  • Example: His heart palpitated
  • Synonyms: flutter palpitate
  • Hypernyms: beat pound thump
  • Meaning of "flutter": wink briefly

    Verb

  • Meaning: wink briefly
  • Example: bat one's eyelids
  • Synonyms: bat flutter
  • Hypernyms: blink nictate nictitate wink
  • Synonyms:

    hover, quiver, throb, flit, flicker, drift, vibrate, flop, wiggle, shiver, wobble, tremble, flitter, bat, palpitate, ruffle, beat, pulsate, swing, quaver, agitate, dance, lop, shake, ripple, fluctuate, oscillate,

    Antonyms:

    calm, soothe, remain, steady, stay, be still,

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