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fluttering the dovecote

fluttering the dovecote is the present participle and gerund 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.

Questions about fluttering the dovecote

What is fluttering the dovecote the present participle and gerund of?
Fluttering the dovecote is the present participle and gerund of flutter the dovecote.

Words near fluttering the dovecote in the dictionary

  1. flutteriness
  2. fluttering
  3. fluttering elm
  4. fluttering elms
  5. fluttering the dovecot
  6. fluttering the dovecote
  7. fluttering the dovecots
  8. flutteringly
  9. flutterings
  10. flutterless
  11. flutterment

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