Thesaurus: flutter

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1. v. t. To vibrate or move quickly; as, a bird flutters its wings.
2. v. t. To drive in disorder; to throw into confusion.
3. n. The act of fluttering; quick and irregular motion; vibration; as, the flutter of a fan.
4. n. Hurry; tumult; agitation of the mind; confusion; disorder.
5. n. the act of moving back and forth
6. n. abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block
7. n. a disorderly outburst or tumult
8. n. the motion made by flapping up and down
9. v. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
10. v. move back and forth very rapidly
11. v. flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements
12. v. beat rapidly