flutter
Wings beating fast
Flutter is rapid, irregular movement—the motion of wings beating quickly, a flag rippling in wind, or a heart skipping beats.
To flutter is to move this way: Butterflies fluttered around the garden, Her eyelashes fluttered.
A flutter of excitement is a nervous, agitated feeling.
In British slang, to have a flutter is to place a small bet: I had a flutter on the horses.
One-sided attached cover
- hoverRemain suspended midair
- flitMove lightly, rapidly
- dartHandheld pointed projectile
- wingbeatSingle wing oscillation
hummingbird · moth · butterfly · dragonfly · bat · bird · feather · rapid
Minor surface disturbance
- waveOscillating motion through medium
- trembleShake from fear
- quiverTrembling or arrow case
- shimmerTremulous, wavering light
undulate · sway · waver · rustle · billow · flicker · dance · breeze
Uneasy and apprehensive
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
- excitedEagerly anticipating something
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- butterfliesFluttering insects or nervousness
heart · palpitation · thrill · giddy · trepidation · jitters · restless · agitated
Sending of information
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- noiseUnwanted auditory disturbance
- distortionTwisting from original state
- fluctuationIrregular change over time
instability · waveform · frequency · modulation · jitter · oscillation · variance · irregularity
flap
One-sided attached cover
wingbeat · hummingbird · moth · butterfly · dragonfly · bat · bird · feather · rapid · delicate
ripple
Minor surface disturbance
shimmer · undulate · sway · waver · rustle · billow · flicker · dance · breeze · curtain
nervous
Uneasy and apprehensive
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
- excitedEagerly anticipating something
- anticipationState of awaiting something
butterflies · heart · palpitation · thrill · giddy · trepidation · jitters · restless · agitated · flustered
transmission
Sending of information
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- noiseUnwanted auditory disturbance
- distortionTwisting from original state
fluctuation · instability · waveform · frequency · modulation · jitter · oscillation · variance · irregularity · static
bet
Risked stake on outcome
chance · risk · odds · bookmaker · speculation · casual · racecourse · horses · punter
- excitementexcitement, enthusiasm, eagerness, exhilaration, thrill
- eye movementsgaze, blink, stare, glance, squint
- heartbeatbeat, pulse, throb, lub-dub, thump
- motion soundsswoosh, whoosh, swish, rustle, rumble
- vivid verbsshimmer, sparkle, gleam, glisten, glitter
- -le/-er verbsbabble, bubble, bumble, burble, crackle
flutterglide
Move with effortless continuity
soar · steady · still · motionless · stationary
fluttercalm
Free from agitation
composure · tranquility · serenity · equanimity · steadiness
- heart flutterIrregular heartbeat sensation
- flutter kickAlternating leg strokes while swimming
- fluttering wings
- flutter sleeveLoose, flowing arm covering
- take a flutterBet a small amount
fluttering, fluttered, flutters, fluttery, flutterer, flutterings, flutter kick