Dictionary Entry

flutter

flutter is a 7-letter English word with 13 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To vibrate or move quickly; as, a bird flutters its wings. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 13 senses

Definitions

1transitive verb
To vibrate or move quickly; as, a bird flutters its wings.
2transitive verb
To drive in disorder; to throw into confusion.
3noun
The act of fluttering; quick and irregular motion; vibration; as, the flutter of a fan.
4noun
Hurry; tumult; agitation of the mind; confusion; disorder.
5noun
the act of moving back and forth
Synonyms
flicker waver
6noun
the motion made by flapping up and down
Synonyms
flap flapping fluttering
7noun
a disorderly outburst or tumult
"they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
Synonyms
commotion disruption disturbance kerfuffle
8noun
abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block
9verb
wink briefly
"bat one's eyelids"
Synonyms
bat
10verb
move back and forth very rapidly
"the candle flickered"
Synonyms
flicker flitter quiver waver
11verb
beat rapidly
"His heart palpitated"
Synonyms
palpitate
12verb
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
"The hummingbird flitted among the branches"
Synonyms
dart fleet flit
13verb
flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements
"The seagulls fluttered overhead"

Synonyms

flicker waver flap flapping fluttering commotion disruption disturbance kerfuffle bat flitter quiver palpitate dart fleet flit

Common word forms

flutters fluttered flutterer fluttering flutterable flutterless flutterment

Words from these letters

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