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- Dictionaryflutter/ˈflʌtə/
verb
- 1. (of a bird or other winged creature) fly unsteadily or hover by flapping the wings quickly and lightly: "a couple of butterflies fluttered around the garden" Similar
noun
- 1. an act of fluttering: "there was a flutter of wings at the window" Similar
- 2. a small bet: informal British "a flutter on the horses" Similar
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FLUTTER definition: 1. to make a series of quick delicate movements up and down or from side to side, or to cause…. Learn more.
The meaning of FLUTTER is to flap the wings rapidly. How to use flutter in a sentence.
Flutter means to move back and forth rapidly. Flags flutter in the wind. Leaves flutter to the ground. Flutter also exists as a noun—you might feel a flutter in your heart when you're excited.
If you say that someone flutters somewhere, you mean that they walk there with quick, light movements, often in a silly way or in a way which suggests that they are nervous. She'd been fluttering about in the kitchen.
A flutter is the movement of fluttering, as in The flutter of a hummingbird’s wings is so fast that it creates a buzzing sound. A flutter is also a figurative term that describes a moment of nervousness, such as you might feel before a big exam.
FLUTTER meaning: 1. to make a series of quick delicate movements up and down or from side to side, or to cause…. Learn more.
To move quickly in a nervous, restless, or excited fashion; flit. v.tr. To cause to flutter: "fluttering her bristly black lashes as swiftly as butterflies' wings" (Margaret Mitchell). n. 1. The act of fluttering. 2. A condition of nervous excitement or agitation: Everyone was in a flutter over the news that the director was resigning. 3.
Definition of flutter verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to move quickly and gently up and down or from side to side in the air, or to make something move in this way: The flag was fluttering in the breeze. flutter about/around/down, etc. to move somewhere quickly and gently, usually without any particular purpose: There were several moths fluttering around the light.
to throw into nervous or tremulous excitement; cause mental agitation; confuse. noun. a fluttering movement: He made little nervous flutters with his hands. a state of nervous excitement or mental agitation: a flutter of anticipation. Synonyms: dither, stir, twitter, flurry. flutter kick.
