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flutter the dovecotes

flutter the dovecotes is the alternative form of flutter the dovecote.

Meaning of flutter the dovecote

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)

  1. (idiomatic) To create a disturbance, usually within a group of people who are generally placid and unexcited.

Forms of flutter the dovecotes

third-person singular presentflutters the dovecotes
present participlefluttering the dovecotes
past participlefluttered the dovecotes
pastfluttered the dovecotes

Questions about flutter the dovecotes

What is flutter the dovecotes the alternative form of?
Flutter the dovecotes is the alternative form of flutter the dovecote.

Words near flutter the dovecotes in the dictionary

  1. flutter in the dovecote
  2. flutter kick
  3. flutter kicks
  4. flutter the dovecot
  5. flutter the dovecote
  6. flutter the dovecotes
  7. flutter the dovecots
  8. flutter tongue
  9. flutter tongued
  10. flutter tongues
  11. flutter tonguing

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