flutter
To flap or wave quickly but irregularlyTo flap or wave quickly but irregularly.
» He makes young girls' hearts flutter.
Он заставляет сердца молодых девушек трепетать.
Meaning
8 senses(intransitive)To flap or wave quickly but irregularly.
flags fluttering in the wind
flattern
развева́тьсяrazvevátʹsja, порха́тьporxátʹ
майорітиmajority
(intransitive)Of a winged animal: to flap the wings without flying; to fly with a light flapping of the wings.
wedeln
бить кры́льямиbitʹ krýlʹjami, маха́ть кры́льямиmaxátʹ krýlʹjami
flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements
(intransitive)To undergo divergent oscillations (potentially to the point of causing structural failure) due to a positive feedback loop between elastic deformation and aerodynamic forces.
(transitive)To cause something to flap.
A bird flutters its wings.
(transitive)To drive into disorder; to throw into confusion.
(intransitive)To be in a state of agitation or uncertainty.
(slang)To subject to a lie detector test.
(intransitive, obsolete)To be frivolous.
Examples
65 sentencesHe makes young girls' hearts flutter.
ruОн заставляет сердца молодых девушек трепетать. — odexed
The sails fluttered in the wind.
deDie Segel flatterten im Wind. — al_ex_an_der
The flag fluttered in the breeze.
ruФлаг развевался на ветру. — sharptoothed
The birds were fluttering their wings.
Butterflies were fluttering in my stomach.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English floteren, from Old English floterian, flotorian (“to float about, flutFrom Middle English floteren, from Old English floterian, flotorian (“to float about, flutter”), from Proto-Germanic *flutrōną, frequentative of Proto-Germanic *flutōną (“to float”), equivalent to float + -er (frequentative suffix). Cognate with West Frisian flodderje (“to flutter, beat”), Dutch flodderen (“to flutter, wave”), Low German fluttern, fluddern (“to flutter”), German flittern (“to sparkle, glitter”). More at float.
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Forms
flutters, fluttering, fluttered, fluttered| Base form | flutter · to flutter |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | flutters |
| Present participle | fluttering |
| Past simple | fluttered |
| Past participle | fluttered |
irregular
Synonyms
9 synonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle