flutter

/ˈflʌtər/ verb

Translation

› [I, T] to move quickly and gently up and down or from side to side in the air, or to make something move in this way

dalgalan(dır)mak, çırpmak; sağa sola aşağı yukarı salla(n)mak

The flag was fluttering in the breeze.1633

flutter about/around/down, etc › to move somewhere quickly and gently, usually without any particular purpose

rastgele/amaçsızca sallanmak/sağa sola hareket etmek

There were several moths fluttering around the light.1592

(Definition of flutter verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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