Dictionary entries for 'flutter'

Synonyms

flut·ter (flŭt́ər)

[Middle English floteren, from Old English floterian.]

verb: -tered, -ter·ing, -ters.

To wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner: curtains that fluttered in the breeze.
1. To fly by a quick light flapping of the wings.
2. To flap the wings without flying.
To move or fall in a manner suggestive of tremulous flight: “Her arms rose, fell, and fluttered with the rhythm of the song” (Evelyn Waugh)
To vibrate or beat rapidly or erratically: My heart fluttered wildly.
To move quickly in a nervous, restless, or excited fashion; flit.

To cause to flutter: “fluttering her bristly black lashes as swiftly as butterflies' wings” (Margaret Mitchell)

The act of fluttering.
A condition of nervous excitement or agitation: Everyone was in a flutter over the news that the director was resigning.
A commotion; a stir.
Pathology Abnormally rapid pulsation, especially of the atria or ventricles of the heart.
Rapid fluctuation in the pitch of a sound reproduction resulting from variations in the speed of the recording or reproducing equipment.
Chiefly British A small bet; a gamble: “If they like a flutter, Rick will get them better odds than the bookies” (John le Carré)