All flutter synonyms
flutΒ·ter
F f verb flutter
- hover β to hang fluttering or suspended in the air: The helicopter hovered over the building.
- quiver β a case for holding or carrying arrows.
- throb β to beat with increased force or rapidity, as the heart under the influence of emotion or excitement; palpitate.
- flit β to move lightly and swiftly; fly, dart, or skim along: bees flitting from flower to flower.
- flicker β to burn unsteadily; shine with a wavering light: The candle flickered in the wind and went out.
- drift β a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
- vibrate β to move rhythmically and steadily to and fro, as a pendulum; oscillate.
- flop β to fall or plump down suddenly, especially with noise; drop or turn with a sudden bump or thud (sometimes followed by down): The puppy flopped down on the couch.
- wiggle β to move or go with short, quick, irregular movements from side to side: The puppies wiggled with delight.
- shiver β to shake or tremble with cold, fear, excitement, etc.
- wobble β to incline to one side and to the other alternately, as a wheel, top, or other rotating body when not properly balanced.
- tremble β to shake involuntarily with quick, short movements, as from fear, excitement, weakness, or cold; quake; quiver.
- flitter β a fritter or pancake.
- bat β A bat is a specially shaped piece of wood that is used for hitting the ball in baseball, softball, cricket, rounders, or table tennis.
- palpitate β to pulsate with unusual rapidity from exertion, emotion, disease, etc.; flutter: His heart palpitated wildly.
- ruffle β to beat (a drum) in this manner.
- beat β If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
- pulsate β to expand and contract rhythmically, as the heart; beat; throb.
- swing β to play (music) in the style of swing.
- quaver β to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble: He stood there quavering with fear.
- agitate β If people agitate for something, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it.
- dance β If you dance a particular kind of dance, you do it or perform it.
- lop β to let hang or droop: He lopped his arms at his sides in utter exhaustion.
- shake β to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
- ripple β (of a liquid surface) to form small waves or undulations, as water agitated by a breeze.
- fluctuate β to change continually; shift back and forth; vary irregularly: The price of gold fluctuated wildly last month.
- oscillate β to swing or move to and fro, as a pendulum does.
- wave β a member of the Waves.
- waver β to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
noun flutter
- bet β If you bet on the result of a horse race, football game, or other event, you give someone a sum of money which they give you back with extra money if the result is what you predicted, or which they keep if it is not.
- wager β something risked or staked on an uncertain event; bet: to place a wager on a soccer match.
- stake β something that is wagered in a game, race, or contest.
- fluster β to put into a state of agitated confusion: His constant criticism flustered me.
- flap β to swing or sway back and forth loosely, especially with noise: A loose shutter flapped outside the window.
- tizzy β Slang. a dither. a nervous, excited, or distracted state.
- excitement β A feeling of great enthusiasm and eagerness.
- flurry β a light, brief shower of snow.
- state β the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes: a state of health.
- agitation β If someone is in a state of agitation, they are very worried or upset, and show this in their behaviour, movements, or voice.
- confusion β If there is confusion about something, it is not clear what the true situation is, especially because people believe different things.
- perturbation β the act of perturbing.
- commotion β A commotion is a lot of noise, confusion, and excitement.