FLUTTER


Meaning of FLUTTER in English

I.

noun

1 quick, light movement

ADJECTIVE

▪ little

VERB + FLUTTER

▪ give

His heart gave a little ~ as the ladder slipped a couple of inches.

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ of

a ~ of her eyelashes

2 state of nervous excitement

VERB + FLUTTER

▪ feel

She felt a ~ of excitement.

▪ cause

PREPOSITION

▪ in a ~

They arrived in a ~.

▪ ~ of

a ~ of excitement

II.

verb

Flutter is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ banner , ↑ bat , ↑ bird , ↑ butterfly , ↑ cloak , ↑ curtain , ↑ eyelash , ↑ eyelid , ↑ flag , ↑ heart , ↑ paper , ↑ sail , ↑ snowflake , ↑ wing

Flutter is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ eyelash , ↑ wing

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .