make a flutter
1flutter — /ˈflʌtə / (say flutuh) verb (i) 1. to flap or wave lightly in air, as a flag. 2. (of birds, etc.) to flap or attempt to flap the wings, or fly with flapping movements. 3. to move in quick, irregular motions. 4. to beat fast and irregularly, as… …
2flutter your eyelashes at someone — phrase 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 Thesaurus: bribery and manipulationhyponym to do something dishonestsynonym Main entry: flutter …
3flutter — flut|ter1 [ˈflʌtə US ər] v [: Old English; Origin: floterian] 1.) [I and T] if a bird or insect flutters, or if it flutters its wings, it flies by moving its wings lightly up and down ▪ A small bird fluttered past the window. 2.) to make small… …
4flutter — I UK [ˈflʌtə(r)] / US [ˈflʌtər] verb Word forms flutter : present tense I/you/we/they flutter he/she/it flutters present participle fluttering past tense fluttered past participle fluttered 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to move up and down or… …
5flutter — flut|ter1 [ flʌtər ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to move up and down or from side to side with short, quick, light movements, or to make something move in this way: Thousands of spectators fluttered Olympic and national flags. Alexandra… …
6flutter — 1 verb 1 (I, T) if a bird or insect flutters its wings or if its wings flutter, its wings move quickly and lightly up and down: butterflies fluttering from flower to flower 2 (I) to wave or move gently in the air: Dead leaves fluttered slowly to… …
7flutter — 1. verb a) To flap or wave quickly but irregularly. flags fluttering in the wind b) Of a winged animal: to flap the wings without …
8flutter — [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] …
9flutter — 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 …
10flutter kick — a swimming kick in which the legs make rapid alternate up and down movements while the knees remain rigid, as in the crawl. [1930 35] * * * …
