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Definition of flutter
intransitive verb
1 : to flap the wings rapidly butterflies fluttering among the flowers
2a : to move with quick wavering or flapping motions a sail fluttering in the windb : to vibrate in irregular spasms his heart fluttered
3 : to move about or behave in an agitated aimless manner She nervously fluttered around the office.
transitive verb
: to cause to flutter The bird was fluttering its wings.
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Examples of flutter in a Sentence
The bird was fluttering its wings.
The bird's wings were fluttering.
We watched the butterflies fluttering in the garden.
Leaves fluttered to the ground.
The breeze made the curtains flutter.
The breeze fluttered the curtains.
She fluttered her eyelashes at him.
She nervously fluttered around the office.
Recent Examples of flutter from the Web
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The dresses flutter, the crickets hum and the cast poses for a final soft tableau, the faces and fabrics seeming to shimmer in the sunlight.
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But don’t be surprised if the next time two snowflakes flutter from the sky, the entire city shuts down.
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That's a gut-fluttering view from the top of the old Six Flags roller coaster in New Orleans East, but Six Flags is fenced off.
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Birds were chirping, fluttering in their usual way somewhere just outside view.
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Wochit WYOMING, Ohio — Blue and white ribbons, tied around trees throughout Wyoming last week as a sign of support for Otto Warmbier and his family, now flutter in remembrance.
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The only witnesses were his fellow birds roosting in the same tree who fluttered down to watch him take his last breaths.
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The necks of the smaller flowers break and their petals flutter away, and before long they are buried underground.
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Hundreds of butterflies emerged with the sun, dancing and fluttering across the trail.
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Origin and Etymology of flutter
Middle English floteren to float, flutter, from Old English floterian, frequentative of flotian to float; akin to Old English flēotan to float — more at fleet
flutter
Definition of flutter
1 : an act of fluttering
2a : a state of nervous confusion or excitementb : flurry, commotionc : abnormal spasmodic fluttering of a body part treatment of atrial flutter
3a : a distortion in reproduced sound similar to but of a higher pitch than wowb : fluctuation in the brightness of a television image
4 : an unwanted oscillation (as of an aileron or a bridge) set up by natural forces
5 chiefly British : a small speculative venture or gamble
Examples of flutter in a Sentence
With a flutter of wings, the birds settled into the nest.
The flutter of the flame cast shadows on the ceiling.
He was in a flutter until he found his keys.
The news of her resignation caused quite a flutter.
have a flutter on a horse in the second race
Recent Examples of flutter from the Web
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In addition to jigs and dropshots, many anglers succeed with large crankbaits like the Strike King 8XD or 10XD as well as large flutter spoons.
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Front and center is a huge glass column filled with water, through which tropical fish flutter in pretty circles around juts of coral.
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The researchers found that more than 3,300 of the participants were diagnosed with atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter (a condition in which the heart beats faster than usual but not irregularly) during a follow-up period that averaged 13.5 years.
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Meanwhile, Smith and her neighbors watch the grass go uncut and the shredded flag flutter over the battered school.
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The wind whistles through the trees overhead, the birds chirp and flutter, a brook babbles along, the car horns and radios on a nearby highway blare incessantly…wait, car horns?
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Durbin, the No. 2 Senate Democrat, was found during a recent annual physical to have an atrial flutter, according to a news release from his office.
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The only sound was the taut flutter of the sails above...
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There are a few hints of animal or bird life in individual movements (wing flutters, foot pawings).
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Origin and Etymology of flutter
see 1flutter
Other Audio Recording Terms
FLUTTER Defined for English Language Learners
flutter
playDefinition of flutter for English Language Learners
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of a bird or insect : to move or flap the wings quickly without flying
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: to fly lightly with quick beats of the wings
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: to move with quick, light movements
flutter
Definition of flutter for English Language Learners
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: a quick, light movement
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: a state of excitement or confusion
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: a small bet
FLUTTER Defined for Kids
Definition of flutter for Students
fluttered
;fluttering
1 : to move the wings rapidly without flying or in making short flights Butterflies fluttered over the garden.
2 : to move with a quick flapping motion Flags fluttered in the wind.
3 : to move about excitedly Salesclerks fluttered about the store.
Definition of flutter for Students
1 : an act of moving or flapping quickly a flutter of wings
2 : a state of excitement The contestants were all in a flutter.
Medical Dictionary
flutter
playMedical Definition of flutter
: an abnormal rapid spasmodic and usually rhythmic motion or contraction of a body part diaphragmatic flutter affected with ventricular flutter
flutter
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