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A condition of nervous excitement or agitation: Everyone was in a flutter over the news that the director was resigning.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Chiefly British A small bet; a gamble: "If they like a flutter, Rick will get them better odds than the bookies” ( John le Carré).
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Pathology Abnormally rapid pulsation, especially of the atria or ventricles of the heart.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Rapid fluctuation in the pitch of a sound reproduction resulting from variations in the speed of the recording or reproducing equipment.
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verb-intransitive
To flap the wings without flying.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To fly by a quick light flapping of the wings.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To move or fall in a manner suggestive of tremulous flight: "Her arms rose, fell, and fluttered with the rhythm of the song” ( Evelyn Waugh).
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To move quickly in a nervous, restless, or excited fashion; flit.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To vibrate or beat rapidly or erratically: My heart fluttered wildly.
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verb
To flap the wings rapidly.
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To move with quick wavering or flapping motions.
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To vibrate in irregular spasms.
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To move about or behave in an agitated aimless manner.
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To cause to flutter.
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