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flutter
v. flap, wave; (about the heart) beat; vibrate, tremble, quiver; confuse, agitate; run about aimlessly


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fluttering
Noun
1. the motion made by flapping up and down
(synonym) flap, flapping, flutter
(hypernym) wave, undulation
(derivation) flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver

 
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



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fluttering
Synonyms and related words:
aflicker, agitated, airborne, beating, bickering, birdies, blinking, blooping, blurping, bustling, clicking, dance, dancing, desultory, distortion, drumming, feedback, fidgety, flashing, flicker, flickering, flickering light, flickery, flicky, flitting, flutter, fluttery, flying, fretful, fussing, fussy, glancing light, gliding, guttering, hissing, hovering, howling, hum, jet-propelled, jumpy, lambency, lambent, light show, motorboating, palpitant, play, play of light, playing, pounding, quiver, quivering, quivery, restless, rocket-propelled, rumble, scratching, shredding, spattering, spluttering, sputtering, sputtery, squeals, staccato, static, stroboscopic, throbbing, thrumming, thumping, ticking, turbulent, unquiet, unsettled, unsteady, volant, volitant, wavering, wavery, whistles, winging, woomping, wow, wowwows
  

Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.

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fluttering
fluttering
danh từ sự dao động; sự rung động
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Dizionario inglese-italiano 1.0.012Download this dictionary
FLUTTERING
BATTENDO LE ALI. SBATTENDO. AGITANDOSI. TREMANDO. TURBANDO

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