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Flutter

Flutter Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Flutter? [n] the act of moving back and forth [n] the motion made by flapping up and down [n] a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" [n] abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block [v] wink briefly; "bat one's eyelids" [v] move back and forth very rapidly, as of a candle [v] beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated" [v] move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart Synonyms \| Synonyms for Flutter: bat \| commotion \| dart \| disruption \| disturbance \| flap \| flapping \| fleet \| flicker \| flicker \| flit \| flitter \| fluttering \| hoo-ha \| hoo-hah \| hurly burly \| kerfuffle \| palpitate \| quiver \| stir \| to-do \| turmoil \| waver \| waver Related Terms \| Find terms related to Flutter: addle \| addle the wits \| ado \| agiotage \| agitate \| agitation \| arbitrage \| arrhythmia \| asking price \| ball up \| barrage \| bearish prices \| beat \| beat a ruffle \| beat 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vacillation \| venture \| venture capital \| vibrate \| vibrato \| vortex \| wag \| waggle \| wave \| waver \| waving \| whirl \| whistles \| whiz about \| wield \| wiggle \| wigwag \| wobble \| woomping \| wow \| wowwows \| wriggle \| writhe See Also \| arrhythmia \| beat \| blink \| butterfly \| cardiac arrhythmia \| disorder \| garboil \| hurry \| incident \| motility \| motion \| move \| move back and forth \| movement \| nictate \| nictitate \| pound \| speed \| storm \| storm center \| storm centre \| tempest \| thump \| travel rapidly \| tumult \| tumultuousness \| undulation \| uproar \| wave \| wink \| zip Flutter In Webster's Dictionary \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. --Shak. \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. --Pope. {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 Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Flutter?

[n] the act of moving back and forth
[n] the motion made by flapping up and down
[n] a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
[n] abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block
[v] wink briefly; "bat one's eyelids"
[v] move back and forth very rapidly, as of a candle
[v] beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated"
[v] move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

Flutter In Webster's Dictionary

\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.                 --Shak.


\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.
   --Pope.

{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.

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