aflutter

aflut·ter

adj \ə-ˈflə-tər\

Definition of AFLUTTER

1

: being in a flutter : fluttering

2

: nervously excited <all aflutter at the news>

3

: filled with or marked by the presence of fluttering things <roofs aflutter with flags>

Examples of AFLUTTER

1. Her heart was aflutter at the thought of his return.
2. <Jonathan was all aflutter about proposing to Shelley that evening.>

First Known Use of AFLUTTER

1830

Related to AFLUTTER

Synonyms: nervous, antsy, anxious, atwitter, dithery, edgy, goosey, het up, hinky [slang], hung up, ill at ease, insecure, jittery, jumpy, nervy, perturbed, queasy (also queazy), tense, troubled, uneasy, unquiet, upset, uptight, worried

Antonyms: calm, collected, cool, easy, happy-go-lucky, nerveless, relaxed

Related Words: aggrieved, bothered, concerned, disquieted, distraught, distressed, disturbed, freaked, freaked-out, shook-up; apprehensive, foreboding, hesitant, misgiving; fretful, fretting, stewing, vexed; qualmish, qualmy; flustered, twittered, undone, unnerved, unstrung; obsessed, preoccupied, restless; fidgety, flighty, fluttery, high-strung, hypertense, skittish, spooky

Near Antonyms: confident, self-assured, self-confident, sure; controlled, self-controlled

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Rhymes with AFLUTTER

abutter, haircutter, leaf-cutter, price-cutter, rebutter, stonecutter, unclutter, woodcutter