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Definition of flutter :
1. Hurry; tumult; agitation of the mind; confusion; disorder.
2. The act of fluttering; quick and irregular motion; vibration; as, the flutter of a fan.
3. To drive in disorder; to throw into confusion.
4. To vibrate or move quickly; as, a bird flutters its wings.
Synonyms:
mental disturbance, shudder, jolt, jounce, dash, lick, disturbance, thrill, flash, flit, break, hesitate, scud, interference, noise, drub, vacillate, flapping, spark, whirl, sail, joggle, mental disorder, calm, turmoil, fray, upset, quake, ripple, hesitation, shake, falter, flaps, kerfuffle, thrash, flap, flick, fluctuate, commotion, pass off, fuss, fly, flop, brandish, agitation, wing, tizzy, pother, blow over, stew, shiver, oscillate, tumult, scoot, agitate, interruption, totter, repetition, folie, ruction, fluster, flitter, pass, quaver, faltering, swing, fade, gap, palpitate, weave, waffle, dither, ruckus, affray, evanesce, sway, shoot, dislocation, disruption, beat, rumpus, jar, psychological disorder, vibrate, fluttering, hoo-hah, fleet, cream, dart, ruffle, perturbation, bat, lather, din, pulsate, stir, reel, hover, hoo-ha, rock, hurly-burly, clobber, waggle, to-do, move
flicker (part of speech: verb)
glint, flicker, wave, shimmer, twinkle, sparkle, glimmer, tremble, quiver, blink, waver
Usage examples:
- Lucy saw nothing to account for Berry's excessive flutter. - "The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith", George Meredith.
- The lips flutter breathlessly apart. - "A Terrible Secret", May Agnes Fleming.
- There was a soft flutter of wings, and the groaning ceased; but the wailing in the woods went on, upon a scale of rising agony. - "Masterman and Son", W. J. Dawson.