flut·ter [fluht-er]
âverb (used without object)
1. to wave, flap, or toss about: Banners fluttered in the breeze.
2. to flap the wings rapidly; fly with flapping movements.
3. to move in quick, irregular motions; vibrate.
4. to beat rapidly, as the heart.
5. to be tremulous or agitated.
6. to go with irregular motions or aimless course: to flutter back and forth.
âverb (used with object)
7. to cause to flutter; vibrate; agitate.
8. to throw into nervous or tremulous excitement; cause mental agitation; confuse.
ânoun
9. a fluttering movement: He made little nervous flutters with his hands.
10. a state of nervous excitement or mental agitation: a flutter of anticipation.
11. flutter kick.
12. a variation in pitch resulting from rapid fluctuations in the speed of a recording.
13. Chiefly British . a small wager or speculative investment.
