flutter (noun)
1flutter — [ˈflʌtə] verb 1) [I/T] to move with quick light movements, or to make something move in this way The bird fluttered from branch to branch.[/ex] 2) [I] if your heart or stomach flutters, you feel excited or nervous flutter noun [singular] …
2flutter — flut‧ter [ˈflʌtə ǁ ər] noun informal have a flutter (on something) to risk a small amount of money on the result of a horse race, football game etc; = BET; GAMBLE: • Lots of people like to have a flutter on the lottery. * * * flutter UK US… …
3flutter — O.E. floterian to flutter, fly, flicker, float to and fro, be tossed by waves, frequentative of flotian to float (see FLOAT (Cf. float) (v.)). Related: Fluttered; fluttering. As a noun from 1640s; meaning state of excitement is 1740s …
4flutter — Noun. A small bet. E.g. I m having a flutter on the horses this afternoon …
5flutter — ► 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. 2) a state of tremulous… …
6flutter kick — noun Date: circa 1934 an alternating whipping motion of the legs used in various swimming styles (as the crawl) …
7flutter sleeve — noun Date: 1973 a loose fitting tapered sleeve falling in folds over the upper arm …
8flutter kick — noun a kick technique in which the swimmer kicks the legs alternately up and down for propulsion …
9flutter kick — noun a swimming kick; the legs are moved rapidly up and down without bending the knees • Hypernyms: ↑swimming kick • Part Holonyms: ↑crawl, ↑front crawl, ↑Australian crawl, ↑backstroke …
10flutter echo — noun : a rapid series of echoes (as in broadcast and recording studios) originating in reflection between two parallel surfaces …
