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flutter(1)(dictionary)
Flutter(health)
flutter(medicine)
flutter 2, noun(dictionary)
flutter 1, verb(dictionary)
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flutter(2) (iou)



flutter verb.
[Old English floterian, -orian frequentative of Germanic base of FLEET verb1: see -ER5. Cf. synon. German flattern, flotteren, flutteren.]
verb intrans. Float about on water. OE-L18.
verb intrans. Of a bird, insect, etc.: flap the wings in a quivering manner in short flights or while stationary; fly in quick irregular movements. OE.
J. McCosh The moth fluttering about the light which is to consume it.
b. verb trans. Move (something) away etc. by a quivering action (of the wings). E17.
Albert Smith Seeds, which the bird had fluttered from his cage.
verb intrans. Move (downwards, to and fro, etc.) with quick light vibrations; quiver; (of the heart or pulse) beat rapidly (and weakly). M16.
George Eliot Here and there a leaf fluttered down. D. Welch Her silk scarves fluttered in the wind. J. L. Waten He saw a little smile flutter on Mother's lips and then disappear.
verb trans. Flap (wings etc.) in a quivering manner; move or wave (a flag etc.) lightly; agitate, ruffle. E17.
J. Hervey The gay butterfly flutters her painted wings. W. Styron She..fluttered her eyelids and turned her gaze demurely down. B. Bainbridge Nina fluttered her fingers at him.
b. verb trans. Throw into confusion or excitement. M17.
flutter the dovecots: see DOVECOT.
E. Wharton Young Mr Gryce's arrival had fluttered the maternal breasts of New York.
verb intrans. Quiver with excitement; be agitated. M17.
Thackeray Fluttering with her own audacity.
verb intrans. Move about aimlessly or restlessly; hover. L17.
W. Black She..kept fluttering about the hall, bothering the patient clerks with inquiries.
flutte'ration noun (now chiefly US) the action or state of fluttering; an instance of this; esp. confusion, bustle: M18.
flutterer noun LME.
fluttering verbal noun the action of the verb; an instance of this: LME.
flutteringly adverb in a fluttering manner E19.
fluttery adjective liable to flutter, fluttering LME.