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flutter

Verb

∙ To flap or wave quickly but irregularly. intransitive
∙ To flap the wings without flying; to fly with a light flapping of the wings. intransitive, of a winged animal
∙ To cause something to flap. transitive
∙ To drive into disorder; to throw into confusion. transitive

Noun

∙ The act of fluttering; quick and irregular motion.
∙ A state of agitation.
∙ An abnormal rapid pulsation of the heart.
∙ A small bet or risky investment. Britain
∙ The rapid variation of signal parameters, such as amplitude, phase, and frequency. audio, electronics

BABYLON ENGLISH
flutter v.
flap, wave; (about the heart) beat; vibrate, tremble, quiver; confuse, agitate; run about aimlessly
flapping or fluttering movement; agitated state, nervousness, excitedness; commotion; abnormally fast heartbeat; rapid change in pitch

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
flutter
flutter
\flut"ter\, n.
1. the act of fluttering; quick and irregular motion; vibration; as, the flutter of a fan. the chirp and flutter of some single bird --milnes.
2. hurry; tumult; agitation of the mind; confusion; disorder.
flutter
wheel, a water wheel placed below a fall or in a chute where rapidly moving water strikes the tips of the floats; -- so called from the spattering, and the fluttering noise it makes.
flutter
\flut"ter\ (?), v. t. 1. to vibrate or move quickly; as, a bird flutters its wings.
2. to drive in disorder; to throw into confusion. like an eagle in a dovecote, i fluttered your volscians in corioli.
flutter
n
1. the act of moving back and forth [syn: waver, flicker]

2. abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block
3. a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: disturbance, disruption, commotion, turmoil, stir, hurly burly, to-do]

4. the motion made by flapping up and down [syn: flap, flapping, fluttering]
v 1: move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart [syn: flit, fleet, dart]
2: move back and forth very rapidly, as of a candle [syn: flicker, waver, flitter, quiver]
3: beat rapidly, of the heart [syn: palpitate]
4: wink briefly; "bat one's eyelids" [syn: bat]

similar words(1)

flutter wheel

WORDNET 2.0
flutter
Noun
1. the act of moving back and forth
(synonym) waver, flicker
(hypernym) motion, movement, move, motility
(derivation) flicker, waver, flitter, quiver
2. abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block
(hypernym) cardiac arrhythmia, arrhythmia
(derivation) palpitate
3. a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
(synonym) disturbance, disruption, commotion, stir, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
(hypernym) disorder
(hyponym) convulsion, turmoil, upheaval
4. the motion made by flapping up and down
(synonym) flap, flapping, fluttering
(hypernym) wave, undulation
Verb
1. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
(synonym) flit, fleet, dart
(hypernym) travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip
(hyponym) butterfly
(derivation) waver, flicker
2. move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"
(synonym) flicker, waver, flitter, quiver
(hypernym) move back and forth
(derivation) waver, flicker
3. beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated"
(synonym) palpitate
(hypernym) beat, pound, thump
(verb-group) palpitate
4. wink briefly; "bat one's eyelids"
(synonym) bat
(hypernym) blink, wink, nictitate, nictate

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Flutter
Flutter may refer to:
In technologyAeroelastic flutter, a rapid self-feeding motion, potentially destructive, excited by aerodynamic forces, in aircraft structures, control surfaces and bridge engineeringFlutter (company), a gesture recognition technology company acquired by Google in 2013Flutter (electronics and communication), any rapid variation of signal parameters
See more at Wikipedia.org...

WIKTIONARY - Yabla

flutter

Verb

∙ To flap or wave quickly but irregularly. intransitive
∙ To flap the wings without flying; to fly with a light flapping of the wings. intransitive, of a winged animal
∙ To cause something to flap. transitive
∙ To drive into disorder; to throw into confusion. transitive

Noun

∙ The act of fluttering; quick and irregular motion.
∙ A state of agitation.
∙ An abnormal rapid pulsation of the heart.
∙ A small bet or risky investment. Britain
∙ The rapid variation of signal parameters, such as amplitude, phase, and frequency. audio, electronics

BABYLON ENGLISH
flutter v.
flap, wave; (about the heart) beat; vibrate, tremble, quiver; confuse, agitate; run about aimlessly
flapping or fluttering movement; agitated state, nervousness, excitedness; commotion; abnormally fast heartbeat; rapid change in pitch

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
flutter
flutter
\flut"ter\, n.
1. the act of fluttering; quick and irregular motion; vibration; as, the flutter of a fan. the chirp and flutter of some single bird --milnes.
2. hurry; tumult; agitation of the mind; confusion; disorder.
flutter
wheel, a water wheel placed below a fall or in a chute where rapidly moving water strikes the tips of the floats; -- so called from the spattering, and the fluttering noise it makes.
flutter
\flut"ter\ (?), v. t. 1. to vibrate or move quickly; as, a bird flutters its wings.
2. to drive in disorder; to throw into confusion. like an eagle in a dovecote, i fluttered your volscians in corioli.
flutter
n
1. the act of moving back and forth [syn: waver, flicker]

2. abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block
3. a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: disturbance, disruption, commotion, turmoil, stir, hurly burly, to-do]

4. the motion made by flapping up and down [syn: flap, flapping, fluttering]
v 1: move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart [syn: flit, fleet, dart]
2: move back and forth very rapidly, as of a candle [syn: flicker, waver, flitter, quiver]
3: beat rapidly, of the heart [syn: palpitate]
4: wink briefly; "bat one's eyelids" [syn: bat]

similar words(1)

flutter wheel

WORDNET 2.0
flutter
Noun
1. the act of moving back and forth
(synonym) waver, flicker
(hypernym) motion, movement, move, motility
(derivation) flicker, waver, flitter, quiver
2. abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block
(hypernym) cardiac arrhythmia, arrhythmia
(derivation) palpitate
3. a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
(synonym) disturbance, disruption, commotion, stir, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
(hypernym) disorder
(hyponym) convulsion, turmoil, upheaval
4. the motion made by flapping up and down
(synonym) flap, flapping, fluttering
(hypernym) wave, undulation
Verb
1. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
(synonym) flit, fleet, dart
(hypernym) travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip
(hyponym) butterfly
(derivation) waver, flicker
2. move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"
(synonym) flicker, waver, flitter, quiver
(hypernym) move back and forth
(derivation) waver, flicker
3. beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated"
(synonym) palpitate
(hypernym) beat, pound, thump
(verb-group) palpitate
4. wink briefly; "bat one's eyelids"
(synonym) bat
(hypernym) blink, wink, nictitate, nictate

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Flutter
Flutter may refer to:
In technologyAeroelastic flutter, a rapid self-feeding motion, potentially destructive, excited by aerodynamic forces, in aircraft structures, control surfaces and bridge engineeringFlutter (company), a gesture recognition technology company acquired by Google in 2013Flutter (electronics and communication), any rapid variation of signal parameters
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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