flutter

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flutter

A butterfly begins to flutter its wings on a sunny flower.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A light, quick, and irregular motion: "flutter" can refer to a rapid, flapping, or vibrating movement, often of something light like wings or a flag.
    • A state of nervous excitement or confusion: "flutter" also describes a feeling of agitation, excitement, or nervousness.
    • A rapid, irregular heartbeat: In medicine, "flutter" refers to a specific type of abnormal heart rhythm, particularly atrial flutter.

  2. Verb:

    • To move with quick, light, irregular motions: The basic meaning is to flap or vibrate wings or similar objects rapidly and lightly.
    • To beat or pulsate rapidly and irregularly: Used to describe a heart beating quickly from emotion or a medical condition.
    • To move or fall in a light, wavering way: To move through the air or descend with a series of quick, light motions.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • The flutter of the bird's wings was barely audible.
    • She felt a flutter of excitement before her performance.
    • The patient was diagnosed with atrial flutter.

  • Verb:

    • The flags flutter in the breeze.
    • His heart began to flutter with anxiety.
    • The leaves fluttered down from the tree.
Advanced Usage

  • "to cause a flutter": to create a stir or cause mild excitement.

    • The royal visit caused a flutter in the small town.

  • "in a flutter": in a state of nervous excitement or agitation.

    • She was all in a flutter before the important interview.
Variants and Related Words

  • Fluttering (adj/n): Moving with a light, quick, irregular motion. The present participle or gerund form of the verb.

    • The fluttering curtain indicated an open window.

  • Fluttery (adj): Resembling or characterized by a flutter; light and quick.

    • She had a fluttery feeling in her stomach.
Synonyms
  • Flap: To move up and down or back and forth, often with a beating motion.
  • Quiver: To shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement.
  • Palpitate: To beat rapidly and strongly, often used for the heart.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Phrases

(Note: "flutter" is not commonly used in standard phrasal verb constructions. Its combinations are typically noun phrases or descriptive verb uses.)

  • Flutter about/around: To move around quickly and lightly in an agitated or excited way.
    • The birds fluttered about the feeder.
Related Idioms

  • "To flutter one's eyelashes": To bat one's eyelashes, often in a coquettish or flirtatious manner.

    • She fluttered her eyelashes, trying to get his attention.

  • "To flutter the dovecotes": To cause alarm or disturbance among a settled or complacent group (a literary idiom).

    • The new policy fluttered the dovecotes of the old establishment.
flutter

A butterfly begins to flutter its wings on a sunny flower.

Noun
  1. the motion made by flapping up and down
  2. a disorderly outburst or tumult
    • they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused
  3. abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block
  4. the act of moving back and forth
Verb
  1. wink briefly
    • bat one's eyelids
  2. beat rapidly
    • His heart palpitated
  3. flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements
    • The seagulls fluttered overhead
  4. move back and forth very rapidly
    • the candle flickered
  5. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
    • The hummingbird flitted among the branches

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