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81flutter — flut·ter || flÊŒtÉ™(r) n. flapping or fluttering movement; agitated state, nervousness, excitedness; commotion; abnormally fast heartbeat; rapid change in pitch v. flap, wave; (about the heart) beat; vibrate, tremble, quiver; confuse, agitate;… …
82flutter — • an occasional bet on a horse race (see gee gee s) …
83flutter — a wager A 17th century use which is still current, from the excitement of gambling and often seeking to minimise the extent of an addiction …
84flutter — verb 1》 fly unsteadily by flapping the wings quickly and lightly. 2》 move or fall with a light irregular motion. 3》 (of a pulse or heartbeat) beat feebly or irregularly. noun 1》 an act or instance of fluttering. ↘a state or sensation of… …
85flutter — I. v. n. 1. Hover, flap the wings quickly. 2. Flap, move rapidly, flirt. 3. Tremble, palpitate, beat or move tremulously. 4. Flaunt, make a show, make a parade, cut a dash, be ostentatious. 5. Fluctuate, waver, oscillate, vacillate, be fickle, be …
86flutter — v 1. wave to and fro, sway, undulate, flap, flop; toss about, oscillate, fluctuate, vacillate; swish, swing loosely, flourish; wag, dangle, pendulate; waver, ripple, quiver, shiver, quaver, shake, vibrate, tremble, twitter, shudder; jerk, twitch …
87flutter — flut·ter …
88flutter — n. a disturbance of normal heart rhythm that – like fibrillation – may affect the atria or ventricles. However, the arrhythmia is less rapid and less chaotic. The causes and treatment are similar to those of fibrillation. See also: cardiac arrest …
89flutter — verb 1) butterflies fluttered around Syn: flit, hover, dance 2) a tern was fluttering its wings Syn: flap, beat, quiver, agitate, vibrate 3) she fluttered her eyelashes …
90flutter your eyelashes at someone — if a woman flutters her eyelashes at a man, she tries to make him think she is attractive by looking at him in a special way …
