(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If something thin or light ~s, or if you ~ it, it moves up and down or from side to side with a lot of quick, light movements.
Her chiffon skirt was ~ing in the night breeze.
...a butterfly ~ing its wings.
...the ~ing white lace handkerchief.
VERB: V, V n, V-ing
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Flutter is also a noun.
...a ~ of white cloth.
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2.
If something light such as a small bird or a piece of paper ~s somewhere, it moves through the air with small quick movements.
The paper ~ed to the floor...
The birds were active, whirring and ~ing among the trees.
VERB: V adv/prep, V
3.
If you have a ~, you have a small bet on something such as a horse race. (BRIT INFORMAL)
I had a ~ on five horses.
= bet
N-COUNT: oft N on n