Flutter (Noun)
Meaning 1
The motion made by flapping up and down.
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Nouns denoting natural events.
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Meaning 2
The act of moving back and forth.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The curtains flutter in the breeze blowing through the window.
- Her heart skipped a beat at the first flutter of love in her chest.
- A flutter of anxiety arose as the storm warning sounded.
- A quick flutter of his hands expressed his discomfort.
- As she looked into the lion's cage, the child let out a small flutter of excitement.
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Meaning 3
Abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 4
A disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.