
Meaning of FLUTTERING
| Pronunciation: | | fl'uturing
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- [n] the motion made by flapping up and down
- [adj] streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air; "ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her"; "a fluttering scarf"; "flying banners"; "flags waving in the breeze"
- [adj] moving rapidly and lightly to and fro as of or with wings; "fluttering birds"; "the flittering wings of a fledgling"
- [adj] having a slight and rapid trembling motion; "a fluttering heartbeat"; "palpitant movements rather than violent eruptions"; "my palpitating heart"
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| | Synonyms: | | aflare, flap, flapping, flaring, flittering, flutter, flying, moving, palpitant, palpitating, unsteady, waving |
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| | See Also: | | undulation, wave | |
Thesaurus Terms |
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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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