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Detailed Synonyms for flutter in English

flutter:

to flutter verb (flutters, fluttered, fluttering)

  1. to flutter
    to flutter; to wave; to flap; to blow; to snap
    • flutter verb (flutters, fluttered, fluttering)
    • wave verb (waves, waved, waving)
    • flap verb (flaps, flapped, flapping)
    • blow verb (blows, blew, blowing)
    • snap verb (snaps, snapped, snapping)
  2. to flutter
    to ruckle; to flutter
    • ruckle verb (ruckles, ruckled, ruckling)
    • flutter verb (flutters, fluttered, fluttering)
    to rattle
    – make short successive sounds 1
    • rattle verb (rattles, rattled, rattling)
  3. to flutter
    – wink briefly 1
    bat; to flutter
    – wink briefly 1
    • bat verb
      • bat one's eyelids1
    • flutter verb (flutters, fluttered, fluttering)
  4. to flutter
    – move back and forth very rapidly 1
    to waver; to quiver; to flutter; to flicker; flitter
    – move back and forth very rapidly 1
    • waver verb (wavers, wavered, wavering)
    • quiver verb (quivers, quivered, quivering)
    • flutter verb (flutters, fluttered, fluttering)
    • flicker verb (flickers, flickered, flickering)
      • the candle flickered1
    • flitter verb
  5. to flutter
    – beat rapidly 1
    to flutter; to palpitate
    – beat rapidly 1
    • flutter verb (flutters, fluttered, fluttering)
    • palpitate verb (palpitates, palpitated, palpitating)
      • His heart palpitated1
  6. to flutter
    – move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart 1
    fleet; dart; to flutter; flit
    – move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart 1
    • fleet verb
    • dart verb
    • flutter verb (flutters, fluttered, fluttering)
    • flit verb
      • The hummingbird flitted among the branches1
  7. to flutter
    – flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements 1
    to flutter
    – flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements 1
    • flutter verb (flutters, fluttered, fluttering)
      • The seagulls fluttered overhead1

Conjugations for flutter:

present
  1. flutter
  2. flutter
  3. flutters
  4. flutter
  5. flutter
  6. flutter
simple past
  1. fluttered
  2. fluttered
  3. fluttered
  4. fluttered
  5. fluttered
  6. fluttered
present perfect
  1. have fluttered
  2. have fluttered
  3. has fluttered
  4. have fluttered
  5. have fluttered
  6. have fluttered
past continuous
  1. was fluttering
  2. were fluttering
  3. was fluttering
  4. were fluttering
  5. were fluttering
  6. were fluttering
future
  1. shall flutter
  2. will flutter
  3. will flutter
  4. shall flutter
  5. will flutter
  6. will flutter
continuous present
  1. am fluttering
  2. are fluttering
  3. is fluttering
  4. are fluttering
  5. are fluttering
  6. are fluttering
subjunctive
  1. be fluttered
  2. be fluttered
  3. be fluttered
  4. be fluttered
  5. be fluttered
  6. be fluttered
diverse
  1. flutter!
  2. let's flutter!
  3. fluttered
  4. fluttering
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

flutter [the ~] nomen

  1. the flutter
    the flutter
  2. the flutter
    – the act of moving back and forth 1
    the waver; the flutter; the flicker
    – the act of moving back and forth 1
  3. the flutter
    – the motion made by flapping up and down 1
    the flutter; the flap; the fluttering; the flapping
    – the motion made by flapping up and down 1
  4. the flutter
    – a disorderly outburst or tumult 1
    the disturbance; the flutter; the commotion; the to-do; the disruption; the hurly burly; the hoo-ha; the kerfuffle; the hoo-hah
    – a disorderly outburst or tumult 1
  5. the flutter
    – abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block 1
    the flutter
    – abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block 1

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Related Definitions for "flutter":

  1. the act of moving back and forth1
  2. the motion made by flapping up and down1
  3. a disorderly outburst or tumult1
  4. abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block1
  5. wink briefly1
  6. move back and forth very rapidly1
  7. beat rapidly1
  8. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart1
  9. flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements1
    • The seagulls fluttered overhead1

Related Synonyms for flutter