| VERB | motion | flutter, flit, fleet, dart | move along rapidly and lightly |
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| motion | flutter, flicker, waver, flitter, quiver | move back and forth very rapidly | |
| motion | flutter | flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements | |
| motion | flutter, palpitate | beat rapidly | |
| body | flutter, bat | wink briefly | |
| NOUN | act | flutter, waver, flicker | the act of moving back and forth |
| state | flutter | abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm) | |
| state | flutter, disturbance, disruption, commotion, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle | a disorderly outburst or tumult | |
| event | flutter, flap, flapping, fluttering | the motion made by flapping up and down |
| Sounds | flah'ter | |
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| Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... | |
| Meaning | The act of moving back and forth. | |
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| Synonyms | waver, flicker | |
| Broader | motion, movement, move, motility | A change of position that does not entail a change of location |
| Spanish | parpadeo, pestañeo, vacilación | |
| Catalan | aleteig, parpelleig | |
| Verbs | flutter | move back and forth very rapidly |
| flutter | move along rapidly and lightly | |
| Meaning | abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block. | |
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| Broader | cardiac arrhythmia, arrhythmia | An abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart |
| Spanish | aleteo | |
| Verbs | flutter | beat rapidly |
| Meaning | A disorderly outburst or tumult. | |
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| Synonyms | disturbance, disruption, commotion, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle | |
| Narrower | convulsion, turmoil, upheaval | A violent disturbance |
| earthquake | A disturbance that is extremely disruptive | |
| incident | A public disturbance | |
| stir, splash | A prominent or sensational but short-lived news event | |
| storm, tempest | A violent commotion or disturbance | |
| storm center, storm centre | A center of trouble or disturbance | |
| tumult, tumultuousness, uproar, garboil | A state of commotion and noise and confusion | |
| Broader | disorder | A disturbance of the peace or of public order |
| Spanish | agitación, alboroto, barrila, bullicio, cacao, confusión, conmoción, disturbio, disturbios, encargos, kerfuffle, lío, movida, pendientes, perturbación, quehacer, revoloteo, ruido, ruptura, sarao, tomate, trapisonda, trastorno, tumulto | |
| Catalan | aldarull, commoció, desgavell, desori, disturbi, enrenou, kerfuffle, rebombori, sarau | |
| Meaning | The motion made by flapping up and down. | |
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| Synonyms | flap, flapping, fluttering | |
| Broader | wave, undulation | (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth |
| Spanish | agitación, aleteo, revoloteo, revuelo | |
| Meaning | Move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | The crowds flutter in the streets; The streets flutter with crowds | |
| Synonyms | flit, fleet, dart | |
| Narrower | butterfly | flutter like a butterfly |
| Broader | travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip | Move very fast |
| Spanish | precipitarse | |
| Catalan | aletejar, apressar-se, onejar, precipitar-se, trémer, tremolar, voletejar | |
| Nouns | flutter | the act of moving back and forth |
| Meaning | move back and forth very rapidly. | |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Synonyms | flicker, waver, flitter, quiver | |
| Broader | move back and forth | Move in one direction and then into the opposite direction |
| Spanish | aletear, estremecerse, ondear, oscilar, parpadear, revolotear, temblar, vacilar, vibrar | |
| Catalan | estremir-se, onejar, oscil·lar, trémer, tremolar, vacil·lar, vibrar | |
| Nouns | flutter | the act of moving back and forth |
| fluttering | the motion made by flapping up and down | |
| Meaning | Flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The seagulls fluttered overhead" | |
| Broader | beat, flap | Move with a thrashing motion |
| Meaning | Beat rapidly. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonym | palpitate | |
| Broader | beat, pound, thump | Move rhythmically |
| Similar to | palpitate | Cause to throb / throb or beat rapidly |
| Spanish | ondear, palpitar | |
| Nouns | flutter | abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm) |
| Meaning | wink briefly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | bat | |
| Broader | blink, wink, nictitate, nictate | briefly shut the eyes |
| Spanish | aletear, parpadear ligeramente, pestañear | |
| Catalan | parpellejar | |
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