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taken a flutter

taken a flutter is the past participle of take a flutter.

Meaning of take a flutter

Verb

take a flutter (third-person singular simple present takes a flutter, present participle taking a flutter, simple past took a flutter, past participle taken a flutter)

  1. To flutter for a short period of time.
    • Jenny's pulse took a flutter at the word 'newspaper' now knowing that she was guilty.2016 -, Laurie Pegrum, Looking at Clouds, page 218
  2. (Canada, UK) To place a small bet.
    • Hughes takes a flutter on the nearest six, nickel bets on thirty-one to thirty-six.2010, Steven Manners, Valley of Fire
  3. (Canada, UK) To support a risky option.
    • You'd hardly believe how difficult it was to interest the public and make them take a flutter on the old boy.1919, P.G. Wodehouse, My Man Jeeves

Questions about taken a flutter

What is taken a flutter the past participle of?
Taken a flutter is the past participle of take a flutter.

Words near taken a flutter in the dictionary

  1. taken a dump
  2. taken a fall
  3. taken a fall out of
  4. taken a fancy to
  5. taken a five
  6. taken a flutter
  7. taken a flyer
  8. taken a flying fuck at a rolling donut
  9. taken a flying fuck at a rolling doughnut
  10. taken a flying leap
  11. taken a French leave

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