ALL meanings of flutter
flut·ter
F f - verb without object flutter to be tremulous or agitated. 1
- verb without object flutter to go with irregular motions or aimless course: to flutter back and forth. 1
- verb with object flutter to cause to flutter; vibrate; agitate. 1
- verb with object flutter to throw into nervous or tremulous excitement; cause mental agitation; confuse. 1
- noun flutter a fluttering movement: He made little nervous flutters with his hands. 1
- noun flutter a state of nervous excitement or mental agitation: a flutter of anticipation. 1
- noun flutter flutter kick. 1
- noun flutter Audio. a variation in pitch resulting from rapid fluctuations in the speed of a recording. Compare wow2 (def 1). 1
- noun flutter Chiefly British. a small wager or speculative investment. 1
- noun flutter (of a bird or other winged creature) fly unsteadily or hover by flapping the wings quickly and lightly. 1
- intransitive verb flutter flap, movement caused by air 1
- intransitive verb flutter wings: flap 1
- intransitive verb flutter heart: beat irregularly 1
- noun flutter agitation 1
- noun flutter audio 1
- noun flutter aircraft: vibration 1
- verb without object flutter to wave, flap, or toss about: Banners fluttered in the breeze. 1
- verb without object flutter to flap the wings rapidly; fly with flapping movements. 1
- verb without object flutter to move in quick, irregular motions; vibrate. 1
- verb without object flutter to beat rapidly, as the heart. 1
- verb flutter If something thin or light flutters, or if you flutter it, it moves up and down or from side to side with a lot of quick, light movements. 0
- verb flutter Flutter is also a noun. 0
- verb flutter If something light such as a small bird or a piece of paper flutters somewhere, it moves through the air with small quick movements. 0
- countable noun flutter If you have a flutter, you have a small bet on something such as a horse race. 0
- verb flutter If you say that someone flutters somewhere, you mean that they walk there with quick, light movements, often in a silly way or in a way which suggests that they are nervous. 0
- verb flutter If your heart or stomach flutters, you experience a strong feeling of excitement or anxiety. 0
- verb flutter to wave or cause to wave rapidly; flap 0
- verb flutter (of birds, butterflies, etc) to flap the wings 0
- verb flutter to move, esp downwards, with an irregular motion 0
- verb flutter (of the auricles of the heart) to beat abnormally rapidly, esp in a regular rhythm 0
- verb flutter to be or make nervous or restless 0
- verb flutter to move about restlessly 0
- verb flutter to cause (the legs) to move up and down in a flutter kick or (of the legs) to move in this way 0
- verb flutter to wager or gamble (a small amount of money) 0
- noun flutter a quick flapping or vibrating motion 0
- noun flutter a state of nervous excitement or confusion 0
- noun flutter excited interest; sensation; stir 0
- noun flutter a modest bet or wager 0
- noun flutter 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 0
- noun flutter a slow variation in pitch in a sound-reproducing system, similar to wow but occurring at higher frequencies 0
- noun flutter a potentially dangerous oscillation of an aircraft, or part of an aircraft, caused by the interaction of aerodynamic forces, structural elastic reactions, and inertia 0
- noun flutter a method of sounding a wind instrument, esp the flute, with a rolling movement of the tongue 0
- intransitive verb flutter to flap the wings rapidly, as in short flight or without flying at all 0
- intransitive verb flutter to wave or vibrate rapidly and irregularly 0
- intransitive verb flutter to move with quick vibrations, flaps, etc. 0
- intransitive verb flutter to be in a state of tremulous excitement; tremble; quiver 0
- intransitive verb flutter to move restlessly; bustle 0
- verb transitive flutter to cause to move in quick, irregular motions 0
- verb transitive flutter to throw into a state of excitement, alarm, or confusion 0
- noun flutter a fluttering movement; vibration 0