[
UK
/flˈʌtɐ/
]
[ US /ˈfɫətɝ/ ]
[ US /ˈfɫətɝ/ ]
NOUN
- the motion made by flapping up and down
-
a disorderly outburst or tumult
they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused - abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block
- the act of moving back and forth
VERB
-
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
The hummingbird flitted among the branches -
beat rapidly
His heart palpitated -
flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements
The seagulls fluttered overhead -
move back and forth very rapidly
the candle flickered -
wink briefly
bat one's eyelids
How To Use flutter In A Sentence
- On a tree that is virtually bare, one can often see a solitary leaf still fluttering on a top twig. Times, Sunday Times
- These live conversations took place via a messagerie service that the computer pirates called Gretel, identified by a logo of a heart with fluttering eyelashes. Diffusion of Innovations
- But there is only one sure-fire way to send pulses racing and hearts fluttering, and that's alcohol.
- This was to be my first real public duty as a guardsman and butterflies fluttered in my stomach.
- Fluttering and screaming, the bird made every effort to escape, but not before Dee was aware of a label tied round his neck. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2)
- Overseas aidJohn Arne Riise, or "mummy's boy", finally joined this summer having been utterly unwooed by the club's fluttering eyelashes before he signed for Liverpool in 2001, supposedly on the advice of his representative – his mother. Fulham Premier League 2011-12 team guide
- Any rolling part can do it, but the major flutter-maker in your tape recorder is likely to be the capstan.
- Birds fluttered by, and I think there were even some butterflies.
- There is a bird fluttering about inside the chimney, how can we get it out?
- What utter contempt the industry has for punters, including those having their annual flutter. The Sun