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Flutter

🔄 Synonyms of "Flutter"

13 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
quivernoun(intransitive) To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion.
flitternounTo move about rapidly and nimbly.
dartnounA small object with a pointed tip at one end and feathers at the other, which is thrown at a target in the game of darts.
flapnounAnything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved.
flickernoun(intransitive) To burn or shine unsteadily, or with a wavering light.
palpitateverb(intransitive) To beat strongly or rapidly; said especially of the heart.
flitverbTo move about rapidly and nimbly.
flutteringnounRapid back-and-forth waving or oscillation.
batnounAny flying mammal of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.
fleetnounA group of vessels or vehicles.
flappingnounthat flaps or flap
floppingnounThe motion of something that flops.
waververb(intransitive) (figurative) To feel or show doubt or indecision; to be indecisive between choices; to vacillate.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Flutter"

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WordDefinition
flitverbTo move about rapidly and nimbly.
flapnounAnything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved.
flappingnounthat flaps or flap
floppingnounThe motion of something that flops.
flickernoun(intransitive) To burn or shine unsteadily, or with a wavering light.
flitternounTo move about rapidly and nimbly.
waververb(intransitive) (figurative) To feel or show doubt or indecision; to be indecisive between choices; to vacillate.
dartnounA small object with a pointed tip at one end and feathers at the other, which is thrown at a target in the game of darts.
quivernoun(intransitive) To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion.
palpitateverb(intransitive) To beat strongly or rapidly; said especially of the heart.
fleetnounA group of vessels or vehicles.
batnounAny flying mammal of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.
beatverbA stroke; a blow.
beatingnounThe pulsation of the heart.
oscillationnouna regular periodic fluctuation in value about some mean
quickienoun(colloquial) Something made or done swiftly.
shotverbTired, weary.
tonguingnounA licking or lapping with the tongue.
setupnounEquipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.
tastenounOne of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals; the quality of giving this sensation.

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