n. 25B6; verb
butterflies fluttered around : FLIT, hover, flitter, dance.
a tern was fluttering its wings : FLAP, move up and down, beat, quiver, agitate, vibrate.
she fluttered her eyelashes : FLICKER, bat.
flags fluttered : FLAP, wave, ripple, undulate, quiver; fly.
her heart fluttered : BEAT WEAKLY, beat irregularly, palpitate, miss/skip a beat, quiver, go pit-a-pat; Medicine exhibit arrhythmia; rare quop.
25B6; noun
the flutter of wings : BEATING, flapping, quivering, agitation, vibrating.
a flutter of dark eyelashes : FLICKER, bat.
the flutter of the flags : FLAPPING, waving, rippling.
a flutter of nervousness : TREMOR, wave, rush, surge, flash, stab, flush, tremble, quiver, shiver, frisson, chill, thrill, tingle, shudder, ripple, flicker.
(Brit. informal) he enjoys a flutter on the horses : BET, wager, gamble; Brit. informal punt.