flutter the dovecote
Syllables: flut·ter the dove·coteUK/ˌflʌtə ðə ˈdʌvkɒt/US/ˌflʌtɚ ðə ˈdʌvkɑt/
flutter the dovecote verb: to create a disturbance, usually within a group of people who are generally placid and unexcited.
Verb
flutter the dovecote (third-person singular simple present flutters the dovecote, present participle fluttering the dovecote, simple past and past participle fluttered the dovecote)
Forms of flutter the dovecote
| third-person singular present | flutters the dovecote |
|---|---|
| present participle | fluttering the dovecote |
| past participle | fluttered the dovecote |
| past | fluttered the dovecote |
| alternative form | flutter the dovecot |
| alternative form | flutter the dovecotes |
Origin of flutter the dovecote
Possibly from Coriolanus (written c. 1608–1609; published 1623) by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564–1616), Act V, scene vi (spelling modernized): “[L]ike an eagle in a dovecote, I / Fluttered your Volcians in Corioles.”
Words formed from flutter the dovecote
Questions about flutter the dovecote
- What does flutter the dovecote mean?
- Flutter the dovecote means to create a disturbance, usually within a group of people who are generally placid and unexcited.
- What part of speech is flutter the dovecote?
- Flutter the dovecote is a verb.
- How do you pronounce flutter the dovecote?
- Flutter the dovecote is pronounced /ˌflʌtə ðə ˈdʌvkɒt/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of flutter the dovecote?
- The past tense of flutter the dovecote is fluttered the dovecote.
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