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flutter

Syllables: flut·terUK/ˈflʌtə//ˈflʌtɚ/

flutter verb: to flap or wave quickly but irregularly.

Verb

flutter (third-person singular simple present flutters, present participle fluttering, simple past and past participle fluttered)

  1. (intransitive) To flap or wave quickly but irregularly.
    • flags fluttering in the wind
    • Long after his cigar burnt bitter, he sat with eyes fixed on the blaze. When the flames at last began to flicker and subside, his lids fluttered, then drooped ; but he had lost all reckoning of time when he opened them again to find Miss Erroll in furs and ball-gown kneeling on the hearth and...1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, “Under the Ashes”, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC, page 112
  2. (intransitive) Of a winged animal: to flap the wings without flying; to fly with a light flapping of the wings.
    • Banks of gorgeous flowers were on every hand, and birds with rare and brilliant plumage sang and fluttered in the trees and bushes.1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, “The Council with the Munchkins”, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC, page 20
  3. (intransitive) To undergo divergent oscillations (potentially to the point of causing structural failure) due to a positive feedback loop between elastic deformation and aerodynamic forces.
  4. (transitive) To cause something to flap.
    • A bird flutters its wings.
  5. (transitive) To drive into disorder; to throw into confusion.
    • If you haue vvrit your Annales true, 'tis there, / That like an Eagle in a Doue-cote, I / Flatter'd^([sic – meaning Flutter'd]) your Volcians in Corioles.c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
    • There was a clearness of expression in this, and a downright surrender of himself, which so flattered her and so fluttered her that she was almost reduced to the giving of herself up because she could not reply to such an appeal in language less courteous than that of agreement1869 May, Anthony Trollope, “The Honourable Mr. Glacock”, in He Knew He Was Right, volume I, London: Strahan and Company, […], →OCLC, page 104
  6. (intransitive) To be in a state of agitation or uncertainty.
    • It was fluttering with nervousness like a human heart. He was all in a sweat with fear, and—do you know, I don't believe the rascal is a Robot at all any longer.c. 1921 (date written), Karel Čapek, translated by Paul Selver, R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots): A Fantastic Melodrama […], Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1923, →OCLC, Act...
  7. (intransitive, obsolete) To be frivolous.
  8. (slang) To subject to a lie detector test.
    • This was the first time that Nosenko had been subjected to a lie detector — or what the CIA called fluttering. The Soviet Union did not use such devices for interrogation.1978, Edward Jay Epstein, Legend: The Secret World of Lee Harvey Oswald, page 38
    • "Anyway, she cracked and we fluttered her and—" / "Fluttered her?" / "Sorry, gave her a polygraph, a lie detector test. And she passed, more or less, […]2002, Paul Eddy, Flint’s Law, page 90

Noun

flutter (countable and uncountable, plural flutters)

  1. The act of fluttering, or multiple acts thereof; the back-and-forth motion of fluttering; a state of fluttering.
    • The eagle soared across the horizon with just a few slow flutters of its wings. The flutter of insects and bats is more rapid. Some birds also use non-flight flutters as communication and in thermoregulation.
    • Fish move using a flutter of their body to propel themselves through the water. Some also derive propulsion or maneuverability from their fins' flutter.
    Synonyms:
    flap, fluttering
    1. (broadly) The collective flutter of many similar objects.
      • leaf flutter; feather flutter
      • The flutter of the flock buffeted me.
    2. (broadly) A flapping, crackling or rustling sound, as from a fluttering motion or any comparable sound; any series of quick repetitive sounds.
      • I eventually found the source of the flutter, which came from clothes on a clothesline swaying with the wind.
      • I find the flutter of a campfire to be soothing like a lullaby.
    3. (broadly, figuratively) A sound that spreads in the manner of a wave or ripple.
      • A flutter of gasps spread over the crowd.
      • In all the flutter of peace talk, a public desire to be done with war, and a readiness to compromise through mediation, was revealed.2011, Barbara W. Tuchman, The First Salute, Random House Publishing
    4. The rapid up-and-down movement of the eyelids, and consequently eyelashes, often seen as intentionally flirtatious or alluring and often attributed to the eyes or eyebrows.
      • He couldn't help but feel more attracted to her with each flutter of her eyes/lashes/eyelids.
      • Her eyes did a flutter.
    5. The movement a hand fan with a back-and-forth action using flicks of the wrist, so as to produce a graceful wave-like effect.
      • The flutter of the geisha's fan was elegant.
      • How apt is the flutter of the fan to express the different affections of the belle : there is the angry flutter, the modest flutter, the timorous flutter, the confused flutter etc.1876, August Paul, Addison's Influence on the Social Reform of His Age, T.G. Meissner, page 55
    6. The leg motion of various strokes in swimming, especially the flutter kick.
      • The flutter of your legs will propel you through the water, when you execute a proper flutter kick.
      • 'The body is propelled, headforemost, by a fluttering" of the legs. This flutter bears some resemblance to the crawl-stroke kick-inverted. The knees are together and toes pointed in line with the legs. From the knees, the legs are, alternately, dropped a few inches and then flashed upwards again....1879, Sid. G. Hedges, The Boy's Own Paper, volume 45, Leisure House Office, page 66
    7. The motion or state of falling while fluttering or falling as to produce fluttering.
      • Winged helicopter seeds fall with rapid flutters to the ground.
      • The Christmas tree fell in a flutter of ornaments and pine needles.
  2. A quick and irregular motion or vibration, or multiple such motions.
    • The irregular back-and-forth flutter of this fishing lure imitates the movement of an injured or sick fish.
    • Palatal flutter is a cause of sleep apnea and snoring.
    Synonyms:
    flicker
    1. The trembling movement of an iris caused by a lack of support from the lens or as a complication of cataract surgery.
      • It's important to note any flutter in the iris.
      • Flutter, which is present in most iris-supported lenses, is minimized or virtually eliminated.1965, Nicholas G. Douvas, New Orleans Academy of Ophthalmology, Symposium on Cataracts, Mosby, page 133
    2. The vibration, shaking or flapping of fabric, such as in a kite, parachute or sail; the condition of having such a flutter.
      • kite flutter; parachute flutter; sail flutter
      • Even a weak flutter can damage your sail.
    3. The vibration of a bird's throat by rapidly pumping air into it with the mouth open in order to reduce excess body heat; gular flutter.
      • Witness the flutter of its neck, which helps to lower the bird's body temperature.
      • The gular flutter is characterized by a rapid flutter of the gular region caused by flexure and relaxation of the hyoid apparatus.2025, Brian Speer, Yvonne R.A. van Zeeland, Current Therapy in Avian Medicine and Surgery Volume II, Elsevier, page 450
    4. A method of articulation in playing wind instruments by curving the tongue at the sides and exhaling air over it to make it vibrate; flutter-tongue.
      • I've never been able to achieve a proper flutter on my flute.
      • This articulation is based on the rapid flutter of the tip of the tongue, with the tongue shaped as in the syllable tr or dr.1970, Edwin Putnik, The Art of Flute-Playing, Summy-Birchard Company, page 44
    5. Any of several vocal effects, actions, techniques or conditions, notably tremolo, vibrato and trill, which are deliberately cultivated, as well as the neurological disorder vocal tremor or general strain.
      • I love the flutter of the singer's voice. I could never develop the flutter needed to do that. Her flutter is excellent.
      • That flutter in your voice is a vocal tremor, caused by the involuntary contractions of muscles in the larynx, throat or other adjacent parts of the body.
    6. (figuratively) An exception to, or fluctuation in, a pattern; a minor and temporary deviation from an expectation; a blip in a trend; a transient shift in allegiance.
      • Despite an occasional flutter, the water current still flows in the same direction as always.
      • Smoking rates have been going down for a long time, despite a few regional and temporary flutters.
    7. (figuratively) A state or episode of agitation, of excited anxiety or anxious excitement, or of anticipation; an act of taking a flutter (To flutter for a short period of time) or of being all of a flutter.
      • in a flutter
      • She'd been in a flutter since receiving word that her in-laws were on the way.
    8. (figuratively) A commotion, ruckus or disturbance; a brief state of energetic activity.
      • From my apartment, I heard a flutter in the streets, presumably in protest of the war.
      • When I heard a flutter in the basement, I knew it was my daughter sneaking out to play after her bedtime.
  3. A spasmodic vibration of one or more body parts or the entire body; a shudder.
    • He found his eyelid flutters annoying enough to see a doctor about them.
    • A flutter ran through her, but she steeled her nerves and continued.
    Synonyms:
    quiver, rumble, spasm, tremor
    1. The condition or sensation of a rapid and abnormal heart rhythm; the action of a swift heartbeat.
      • She took her own pulse to verify the flutter she felt was real.
      • A flutter left him light-headed until he steadied himself by grabbing the railing.
    2. A feeling of internal shifting, which may be caused by the movement of a fetus, muscular spasms associated with digestion (or indigestion) or other phenomena, including idiosyncratic perceptions.
      • Was that a flutter from my soon-to-be baby or a flutter of indigestion? I couldn't tell!
      • So you've been feeling flutters in your belly for three days? Any other symptoms?
    3. (figuratively) A flash of emotion that accompanies an internal sensation, such as a rapid pulsation of the heart or a quiver of nervous disquiet; a small burst of emotion that may be felt or expressed; a fleeting feeling or idea experienced as a feeling.
      • He was mostly over his phobia of dogs, but sometimes the sight of a dog still gave him a flutter of terror.
      • Some of her father's ways still triggered flutters of that old burning resentment in her. She spoke of him with a flutter of her bitterness that others could sense.
    4. The rapid horizontal movement (saccades) of the eyes without pausing between them; ocular flutter.
      • That flutter in the patient's eyes means there's a neurological problem.
      • We will first comment on the atypical flutter of our patient and then on the concept of opsoclonus/flutter of our patient and then on the concept of flutter upon convergence.2019, Aasef G. Shaikh, Stefano Ramat, editor, Mathematical Modelling in Motor Neuroscience: State of the Art and Translation to the Clinic, Gaze Orienting Mechanisms and Disease, volume 249, page 68
    5. An abnormal rapid pulsation of the heart, caused by the too-rapid beating of the upper chambers; the condition of experiencing such a flutter.
      • You need a cardiologist to treat this flutter in your heart. Your cardiologist will have ways of getting you out of flutter.
      • The recording speed is also of importance in detecting flutters of high frequency.1985, Robert Kraus, The Practice of Echocardiography, page 143
    6. The vibration of a heart valve; the condition of experiencing such vibrations.
      • I see a distinct flutter in your echocardiogram.
      • In addition to investigating the phenomena responsible for initiating flutter, expanded studies of heart valve leaflet flutter could explore other relevant system parameters, such as flow speed and valve size, that may induce or reduce flutter.2023, Tayfun E. Tezduyar, editor, Frontiers in Computational Fluid-Structure Interaction and Flow Simulation, Springer International Publishing, page 177
    7. A contraction of the diaphragm caused by synchronous diaphragmatic flutter.
      • The flutter has been treated, and symptoms of synchronous diaphragmatic flutter are no longer present.
      • the flutter stopped temporarily1963, Modern Veterinary Practice, American Veterinary Publications, page 234
  4. A physical oscillation in a mechanical device; a state of oscillation; the action of oscillation.
    • I felt each flutter of the lawnmower as it struggled to start.
    • The needle on this gauge was in a flutter, which makes it hard to read the result.
    1. (uncountable) An extremely dangerous divergent oscillation caused by a positive feedback loop between the elastic deformation of an object and the aerodynamic forces acting on it, potentially resulting in rapid structural failure.
      • wind turbine flutter, propellor flutter, blade flutter, fan flutter, fin flutter, whirl flutter, wing flutter
      • The flutter characteristics of the new design suggest that it will hold up well in real-world conditions.
    2. The sound created when the throttle body in an engine is closed, forcing air through the turbocharger in the wrong direction, which makes the air bounce against the compressor blades, stalling them; the condition of having this occur in an engine.
      • You have a compressor surge, I could hear the flutter in your engine. I can show you how to fix the flutter.
      • If you hear flutter on acceleration, it is dangerous surge.2026, Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman, Turbocharger Diagnostics & Performance Optimization: Boost Control, Failure Analysis, and Tuning for Modern Forced Induction Systems, Personal Lean Publictations...
    3. The shaking of a vehicle or part of a vehicle, especially when caused by the engine surging, stalling or fluctuating in RPM.
      • The flutters are a sign that something is seriously wrong with your car.
      • A flutter of the engine, and then it stopped.2013, Ian Cormack, The Great Ruhawa
  5. A fluctuation in sound, especially a malfunction in technology.
    • The bird's song was full of trills and flutters.
    • I can hear a flutter in this movie's soundtrack.
    Synonyms:
    flicker
    1. A wavering quality in a voice, usually suggesting a specified feeling.
      • I heard a flutter when she spoke.
      • He said he could do it, but the flutter in his voice told me he lacked confidence.
    2. The sound of a camera shutter opening to let in light when taking a picture, or the sound of a camera app that simulates the same thing.
      • The explosion of flutters behind me let me know the paparazzi were here.
      • I heard the flutter of a camera, saw a man a few yards behind me taking photos with a long-range lens.2024, Megan Miranda, Daughter of Mine, Scribner, page 95
    3. A sound distortion in film, as in an old movie, caused by variable film speed across the sound head.
      • A lot of people find the flutter of film to be an annoying distraction.
      • On the exhibition end, most of the sound heads in use at present slide the film past a stationary sound gate with the result that irregularities in the friction of the film against the gate produce a flutter. As a result of film shrinkage, only one pair of teeth in the pulling sprocket made contact...1916, Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Journal of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, page 188
    4. The distortion in a cassette recording, especially the distortion caused by variations in the speed of the magnetic tape due to sticking and slipping during playback or recording.
      • The flutter is part of the appeal for cassette enthusiasts.
      • To specify the effect of flutter with one figure can be extremely misleading, for it says nothing about the distribution of flutter in the spectrum of interest.1979, J. Strackee, Robert S. Reneman, editor, Data in Medicine: Collection, Processing and Presentation: A Physical-Technical Introduction for Physicians and Biologists, Springer Netherlands, page 200
    5. The rapid variation of signal parameters, such as amplitude, phase, and frequency, caused by variations in the speed of the playback from a record player; the condition of having such variation.
      • I maintain all of the equipment in tiptop condition, so there's no wow or flutter.
      • He diagnosed my system's flutter.
    6. The sound created by a flutter echo.
      • The flutter in this room is from the hard, parallel walls.
      • To hear a flutter echo, all one needs is a pair of parallel surfaces (and they need not be very large), stand between them, and clap hands. Nowhere else in the vast garden were there any flutters.2008, Floyd E. Toole, Sound Reproduction: The Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Loudspeakers and Rooms, Elsevier
    7. The pulsating sound created by the phase distortion caused by the simultaneous playback of two frequencies.
      • The two recordings aren't synced up well enough to get rid of that flutter.
    8. The sound distortion created by a turntable picking up subsonic interference.
    9. The sound distortion created by vibrations in a speaker; speaker flutter.
      • I finally solved the flutter from that speaker.
  6. A flicker or fluctuation in light; a type of visual distortion.
    • The flutter of the lamplight cast a romantic glow on the room.
    • The flutter effect strains my eyes.
    Synonyms:
    flicker
    1. A malfunction in the image on a television, monitor or screen, which may be fluctuations in brightness, bands of distortion or a flickering or blurry quality; the condition of displaying such a malfunction.
      • I hate watching that TV, because of its flutter.
    2. A jumping or flickering effect in a film or a video, which may come from damage to the film or to defects in the recording, such as a shaky camera, or which may be a digital effect that simulates such conditions.
      • The flutter on those old movies makes it hard to see the details.
      • Anything that causes the film to pass the light beam jerkily produces flutter.1929, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Fundamentals of Sound Recording, page 192
  7. A speculative endeavor, especially a small one; an act of taking a flutter (To support a risky option.).
    • "Not that I am averse to having a business flutter, mind you." "This will be more than a flutter, I assure you."2011, Iris Gower, The Wild Seed, Transworld
    • Maybe they thought I was one of those golden boys or hot shots that blew everything on a risky flutter on the stock exchange2015, Alain Robert, With Bare Hands, Maverick Publishing Limited
    1. (dated, usually) An attempt or try.
      • We had a flutter on the project, but we didn't get very far on it.
      • You had a flutter? Yes. And yet you suggest that the Government did not take things seriously enough whilst you were conducting this flutter?1913, Parliamentary Papers, H.M. Stationery Office, page 348
    2. (UK, usually a flutter over) An act of foxhunting.
      • We should have luck with a flutter over the north field.
      • A flutter over the well-known water ditch, a desultory charge of a hundred and fifty horsemen and women up the hill beyond1894, Baily's Magazine of Sports and Pastimes, volume 62, page 419
    3. (UK) A small bet or risky investment, especially from a rookie gambler; an act of taking a flutter (To place a small bet.).
      • I fancied a flutter, and I won eighty pounds on it.
      • "Oh, by the way, I heard of a rather good thing today, New Kleinfonteins; it's a gold mine in Rhodesia. If you'd like to have a flutter you might make a bit."1915, W. Somerset Maugham, chapter 93, in Of Human Bondage
    4. A hasty or casual game, e.g. of cards.
      • We usually just have a flutter after dinner, but once the game is through, we all go to our rooms.
      • "We have a loo in College every night-of course that is not every night, but most nights-not a big loo at all, you know, but just a small party of our own. I would almost rather we played whist myself, but the other fellows don't like whist, it's too awfully scientific; and at loo, you know, you...1900, W.E.W. Collins, A Scholar of His College, volume 900, page 151
  8. One or more objects or phenomena that flutter, that move as if fluttering, that appear to be fluttering or that cause fluttering; something fluttery.
    • The castle was adorned with ribbons, flags and other flutters that waved in the stiff wind.
    • Then he looked from her to some gayer figures moving along the road with flutters of bright streamers and flounces1900, Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman, The Love of Parson Lord: And Other Stories, page 25
    1. A state of being amid or decorated in items that flutter.
      • In such an atmosphere the harbor was flecked with brilliantly decked craft of every description, all in a flutter of flags and carrying a host of passengers in gala dress.1918, The United States in a Chaotic World, volume 30, page 23
      • Sally at last appeared, all in a flutter of ribbons and scarfs, whose bright, high colors assorted well with the ultramarine blue of her dress, and the vivid pomegranate hue of her cheeks.1861, Harriet Beecher Stowe, The Pearl of Orr's Island
    2. A flurry of snow, smoke, dust, etc., or a light rain shower, or another phenomenon experientially similar to a light burst of rain or snow.
      • A flutter of snow covered the landscape in a thin layer of white.
      • A light flutter of snow fell , and I glanced into the silvery sky, letting the flakes fall on my face.2024, Yasmine Galenorn, A Dream of Snow
    3. A breeze or wind that might cause an item to flutter.
      • The flag was hanging limp all day, until a flutter made it stand up and ripple for a few seconds.
      • little flutters of breeze shook the white hats of the daisies1878, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Poganuc People: Their Loves and Lives, page 199
    4. The flow and feel of a garment or outfit, particularly a woman's dress or gown, which moves or appears likely to move in a graceful and airy manner when worn, especially in a light breeze.
      • The flutter of that gown is characteristic of the designer's style. Its flutter means it looks best in a light breeze.
    5. (dated) A feature of clothing (often lace) intended to flutter, such as flaps, straps, trim, etc.
      • On this gown, flutters of red on the shoulders and arms provide visual interest.
      • A Worth taffeta model in the approved bunched, draped, and long-in-places style has flutters of lace set in the skirt.1928, Parinite, edited by David Remnick, Harold Wallace Ross, Katharine Sergeant Angell White, Rea Irvin, Roger Angell, Tina Brown, William Shawn, The New Yorker, volume 4, number 15, page 66
    6. (collective) A group of butterflies or moths.
      • The flutter that passed us by was made up of monarch butterflies.
      • Instantly a great flutter of butterflies of all sizes and colors lifted in spangled clouds about them.1918, Patrick Casey, Terence Casey, The Wolf-cub: A Novel of Spain, page 91
    7. (historical) A combination of steam and water visible at the top gauge cock of a steam-boiler.
      • The flutter in that gauge-cock makes it hard to see what the correct water level is.
      • If such was the case and a hole drilled through the brace in the boiler, it might become stopped up opposite the gauge cock and the steam would leak down between the boiler head and the brace on the inside, which would perhaps cause a flutter of steam and water to show at the gauge cock when open.1907, W. G. Wallace, Locomotive Breakdown Questions, F.J. Drake & Company, page 87
  9. A small amount or a small sign of something.
    • The nuns prayed on the matter daily, sending flutters of devotion to the heavens.
    • Everywhere he saw flutters of war and knew the rumors of peace were mere idle talk.
    1. A fragment or flash of a color or of light or sound.
      • Amid the flutters of sunshine drifting through the dense canopy, I spotted my target.
      • Here on the painting we see flutters of blue, suggesting the sky beyond.
    2. (figuratively) A scrap or fragment of, e.g., rumors, history, sentiment, etc.
      • I asked around and heard nothing concrete, just flutters of accusations of bad behavior.
      • Despite the lack of written records, we have dredged up a few flutters of information about that era of history.

flutter meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

flutter in Hindi

to flap or wave quickly
फहराना phahrānā
to cause something to flutter
फहरना phaharnā

flutter in Tamil

சிறையடிப்பு, நடுக்க விரைவு, நாடித் துடிப்பு விரவு

flutter in Marathi

act of fluttering
फडफड phaḍphaḍ, आस्फारण āsphāraṇ, स्फुरण sphuraṇ
abnormal rapid pulsation of heart
स्पंदन spandan

flutter in Urdu

to flutter, ripple
لہرانا lahrānā
More languagesFewer languages
flutter in Bengali
ডানা ঝাপটিয়ে হালকাভাবে ওড়া, কোনো কিছুকে কাঁপানো, ঝাপটানো, বিশৃঙ্খলা সৃষ্টি করা
flutter in Malayalam
ചിറകടിക്കുക, ദ്രൂതഗതികാട്ടുക, തുടിക്കുക, പരിഭ്രമിക്കുക
flutter in Kannada
ಬೀಸು bīsu
flutter in Nepali
फ्लटर गर्न

Examples of flutter in a sentence

  • Some turtles use their claw flutter as a means of communication, particularly in mating.
  • The wind causes a flutter in the barley in the field.
  • She produced a loaded keyring and, with a flutter of keys, found the right one to unlock the door.
  • The rolled r sound of Spanish can be created with a flutter of the tongue.
  • candle flutter; tail flutter
  • The flutter of the tarp made it fall onto the heads of those underneath it.

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Forms of flutter

Verb
third-person singular presentflutters
present participlefluttering
past participlefluttered
pastfluttered
Noun
pluralflutters

Past tense of flutter: fluttered

Origin of flutter

From Middle English floteren, from Old English floterian, flotorian (“to float about, flutter”), from Proto-Germanic *flutrōną, frequentative of Proto-Germanic *flutōną (“to float”), equivalent to float + -er (frequentative suffix). Cognate with West Frisian flodderje (“to flutter, beat”), Dutch flodderen (“to flutter, wave”), Low German fluttern, fluddern (“to flutter”), German flittern (“to sparkle, glitter”). More at float.

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Questions about flutter

What does flutter mean?
Flutter means to flap or wave quickly but irregularly.
What is flutter in Hindi?
Flutter in Hindi is फहराना (phahrānā), फहरना (phaharnā). See Flutter meaning in Hindi.
How do you use flutter in a sentence?
Some turtles use their claw flutter as a means of communication, particularly in mating.
What part of speech is flutter?
Flutter can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce flutter?
Flutter is pronounced /ˈflʌtə/ (UK).
What is the past tense of flutter?
The past tense of flutter is fluttered.

Words near flutter in the dictionary

  1. flutophone
  2. flutophones
  3. flutoprazepam
  4. flutriafol
  5. flutrimazole
  6. flutter
  7. flutter echo
  8. flutter in the dovecote
  9. flutter kick
  10. flutter kicks
  11. flutter the dovecot

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Adapted from Wiktionary: flutter (page history and authors); flutter (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); لہرانا (Urdu) (page history and authors); flutter (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); flutter (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ಬೀಸು (Kannada) (page history and authors); flutter (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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