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flutter
Overview of noun flutter
The noun flutter has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) waver, flutter, flicker -- (the act of moving back and forth)
2. flutter -- (abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block)
3. disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle -- (a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused")
4. flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering -- (the motion made by flapping up and down)
Overview of verb flutter
The verb flutter has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) flit, flutter, fleet, dart -- (move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches")
2. (1) flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver -- (move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered")
3. flutter -- (flag the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements; "The seagulls fluttered overhead")
4. palpitate, flutter -- (beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated")
5. bat, flutter -- (wink briefly; "bat one's eyelids")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun flutter
4 senses of flutter
Sense 1
waver, flutter, flicker
=> motion, movement, move, motility
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
flutter
=> cardiac arrhythmia, arrhythmia
=> heart disease, heart condition, cardiopathy
=> cardiovascular disease
=> disorder, upset
=> condition, status
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
=> disorder
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering
=> wave, undulation
=> movement, motion
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun flutter
1 of 4 senses of flutter
Sense 3
disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
=> convulsion, turmoil, upheaval
=> earthquake
=> incident
=> stir, splash
=> storm, tempest
=> storm center, storm centre
=> tumult, tumultuousness, uproar, garboil
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun flutter
4 senses of flutter
Sense 1
waver, flutter, flicker
=> motion, movement, move, motility
Sense 2
flutter
=> cardiac arrhythmia, arrhythmia
Sense 3
disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
=> disorder
Sense 4
flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering
=> wave, undulation
Antonyms of noun flutter
Member Holonyms of noun flutter
Substance Holonyms of noun flutter
Part Holonyms of noun flutter
Member Meronyms of noun flutter
Substance Meronyms of noun flutter
Part Meronyms of noun flutter
Meronyms of noun flutter
Holonyms of noun flutter
Attributes of noun flutter
Derived Forms of noun flutter
2 of 4 senses of flutter
Sense 1
waver, flutter, flicker
RELATED TO>(verb) flutter#2
=> flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver
RELATED TO>(verb) flutter#1
=> flit, flutter, fleet, dart
Sense 2
flutter
RELATED TO>(verb) flutter#4
=> palpitate, flutter
Domain of noun flutter
Domain Terms of noun flutter
Familiarity of noun flutter
flutter used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun flutter
4 senses of flutter
Sense 1
waver, flutter, flicker
> motion, movement, move, motility
=> abduction
=> adduction
=> agitation
=> body English
=> circumduction
=> disturbance
=> fetal movement, foetal movement
=> flit, dart
=> gesture
=> headshake, headshaking
=> inclination, inclining
=> inversion, eversion, everting
=> inversion, upending
=> jerk, jerking, jolt, saccade
=> kick, kicking
=> kneel, kneeling
=> lurch, pitch, pitching
=> eye movement
=> opening
=> prostration
=> reach, reaching, stretch
=> reciprocation
=> reclining
=> retraction
=> retroflection, retroflexion
=> rotation, rotary motion
=> shutting, closing
=> sitting
=> sitting, posing
=> snap
=> squat, squatting
=> sweep
=> toss
=> vibration, quiver, quivering
=> wave
=> waver, flutter, flicker
=> standing
=> straddle, span
=> stroke
=> wiggle, wriggle, squirm
=> eurythmy, eurhythmy, eurythmics, eurhythmics
Sense 2
flutter
> cardiac arrhythmia, arrhythmia
=> flutter
=> gallop rhythm, cantering rhythm
=> atrial fibrillation
=> bradycardia
=> heart block, Adams-Stokes syndrome, Stokes-Adams syndrome, atrioventricular block
=> premature ventricular contraction, PVC
=> tachycardia
=> ventricular fibrillation
Sense 3
disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
> disorder
=> anarchy, lawlessness
=> instability
=> confusion
=> rioting, riot
=> rowdiness, rowdyism, roughness, disorderliness
=> disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
=> discord, strife
=> turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang
Sense 4
flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering
> wave, undulation
=> gravity wave, gravitation wave
=> sine wave
=> oscillation, vibration
=> fluctuation
=> seiche
=> standing wave, stationary wave
=> traveling wave
=> sound wave, acoustic wave
=> wave form, waveform, wave shape
=> shock wave, blast wave
=> pulsation, pulsing, pulse, impulse
=> flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering
Meronyms of noun flutter
4 senses of flutter
Holonyms of noun flutter
Grep of noun flutter
flutter
flutter kick
fluttering
Antonyms of verb flutter
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb flutter
5 senses of flutter
Sense 1
flit, flutter, fleet, dart
=> travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 2
flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver
=> move back and forth
=> move
Sense 3
flutter
=> beat, flap
=> move, displace
Sense 4
palpitate, flutter
=> beat, pound, thump
=> move
Sense 5
bat, flutter
=> blink, wink, nictitate, nictate
=> act involuntarily, act reflexively
=> act, behave, do
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb flutter
1 of 5 senses of flutter
Sense 1
flit, flutter, fleet, dart
=> butterfly
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb flutter
5 senses of flutter
Sense 1
flit, flutter, fleet, dart
=> travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip
Sense 2
flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver
=> move back and forth
Sense 3
flutter
=> beat, flap
Sense 4
palpitate, flutter
=> beat, pound, thump
Sense 5
bat, flutter
=> blink, wink, nictitate, nictate
'Cause To' of verb flutter
Derived Forms of verb flutter
3 of 5 senses of flutter
Sense 1
flit, flutter, fleet, dart
RELATED TO>(noun) flutter#1
=> waver, flutter, flicker
Sense 2
flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver
RELATED TO>(noun) flutter#1
=> waver, flutter, flicker
RELATED TO>(noun) fluttering#1
=> flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering
Sense 4
palpitate, flutter
RELATED TO>(noun) flutter#2
=> flutter
Domain of verb flutter
Domain Terms of verb flutter
Familiarity of verb flutter
flutter used as a verb is common (polysemy count =5)
Sample Sentences of verb flutter
5 senses of flutter
Sense 1
flit, flutter, fleet, dart
EX: The crowds flutter in the streets
EX: The streets flutter with crowds
Sense 2
flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver
*> Something is ----ing PP
Sense 3
flutter
*> Something ----s
Sense 4
palpitate, flutter
*> Something ----s
Sense 5
bat, flutter
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb flutter
5 senses of flutter
Sense 1
flit, flutter, fleet, dart
> travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip
=> flit, flutter, fleet, dart
=> run
=> zoom, zoom along, whizz, whizz along
Sense 2
flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver
> move back and forth
=> rock, sway, shake
=> swing, sway
=> flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver
Sense 3
flutter
> beat, flap
=> flutter
=> bate
=> clap
Sense 4
palpitate, flutter
> beat, pound, thump
=> pulsate, throb, pulse
=> palpitate, flutter
=> thrash
=> flap
Sense 5
bat, flutter
> blink, wink, nictitate, nictate
=> palpebrate
=> bat, flutter
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb flutter
Sense 1
flit, flutter, fleet, dart
=> travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip
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Sense 2
flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver
=> move back and forth
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Sense 3
flutter
=> beat, flap
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Sense 4
palpitate, flutter
=> beat, pound, thump
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Sense 5
bat, flutter
=> blink, wink, nictitate, nictate
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Grep of verb flutter
flutter
Grep of adj flutter
aflutter
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