Meaning of “flutter” in the English Dictionary

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"flutter" in English

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flutterverb

uk ​ /ˈflʌt.ər/ us ​ /ˈflʌt̬.ɚ/

flutter verb (MOVE)

› [ I or T ] to make a series of quick delicate movements up and down or from side to side, or to cause something to do this:

Brightly coloured flags were fluttering in the breeze.
Leaves fluttered down onto the path.
Butterflies fluttered about in the sunshine.
A white bird poised on a wire and fluttered its wings.

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Idiom(s)

flutter your eyelashes
make sb's heart flutter

flutternoun

uk ​ /ˈflʌt.ər/ us ​ /ˈflʌt̬.ɚ/

Idiom(s)

all of a flutter
in a flutter

(Definition of “flutter” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

"flutter" in American English

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flutterverb [ I/T ]

us ​ /ˈflʌt̬·ər/

› to move in quick, irregular motions, or to cause something to move this way:

[ I ] The flags fluttered in the breeze.

› If your heart flutters, it beats faster than usual, often from excitement.

flutternoun [ C usually sing ]

us ​ /ˈflʌt̬·ər/

› a quick, irregular movement:

There was a flutter of wings overhead.

(Definition of “flutter” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

"flutter" in Business English

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flutternoun [ S ]

uk ​ /ˈflʌtər/ us ​ UK informal

› a small amount of money that someone risks on a bet or investment:

take/have a flutter on sth Many people nowadays take a flutter on commodities and foreign exchange.

(Definition of “flutter” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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