flutter | Definition of flutter

flutter

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of flutter

1 to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements

a lonely butterfly fluttering across the lawn

Synonyms of flutter

dance, dart, flick, flicker, flirt, flit, flitter, zip

Words Related to flutter

dash, fly, sail, shoot, speed, sprint, zing, zoom

scamper, scud, scurry, scuttle, skip, skitter

meander, ramble, roam, wander

Near Antonyms of flutter

float, hang, hover

2 to move or cause to move with a striking motion

fluttered my eyelashes as I struck up a conversation with the new guy at work

Synonyms of flutter

beat, flail, flap, flop, whip

Words Related to flutter

bang, batter, buffet, knock, pound, smack, spank, thump

flick, flicker, flit

fan, oscillate, sway, swing

palpitate, pulse, throb