| Front | flutter |
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| Back | verb, noun BrE /ˈflʌtə(r)/NAmE /ˈflʌtər/ verb 1 [intransitive, transitive] to move lightly and quickly; to make sth move in this wayFlags fluttered in the breeze. Her eyelids fluttered but did not open.~ sth He fluttered his hands around wildly. She fluttered her eyelashes at him (= tried to attract him in order to persuade him to do sth). 2 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sth) when a bird or an insect flutters its wings, or its wings flutter, the wings move lightly and quickly up and down 3 [intransitive] + adv./prep. (of a bird or an insect) to fly somewhere moving the wings quickly and lightlyThe butterfly fluttered from flower to flower. 4 [intransitive] (of your heart, etc.) to beat very quickly and not regularlyI could feel a fluttering pulse. (figurative) The sound of his voice in the hall made her heart flutter. (figurative) He felt his stomach flutter (= he felt nervous) when they called his name. noun 1 [countable, usually singular] a quick, light movementthe flutter of wings with a flutter of her long, dark eyelashes (figurative) to feel a flutter of panic in your stomach 2 [countable, usually singular] ~ (on sth) (BrE,informal) a small betto have a flutter on the horses 3 [singular] a state of nervous or confused excitementHer sudden arrival caused quite a flutter. to be in a flutter/to be all of a flutter 4 [countable] a very fast heartbeat, caused when sb is nervous or excitedHer heart gave a flutter when she saw him. 5 [uncountable] (medical) a medical condition in which you have a fast, unsteady heartbeat 6 [uncountable] (technical) rapid changes in thepitch or volume of recorded sound compare wow |
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