Flutter Definition
flŭtər
fluttered, fluttering, flutters
verb
fluttered, fluttering, flutters
To cause to move in quick, irregular motions.
Webster's New World
To flap the wings rapidly, as in short flight or without flying at all.
Webster's New World
To throw into a state of excitement, alarm, or confusion.
Webster's New World
To move with quick vibrations, flaps, etc.
Webster's New World
To wave or vibrate rapidly and irregularly.
A flag fluttering in the wind.
Webster's New World
noun
flutters
A fluttering movement; vibration.
Webster's New World
A state of excitement or confusion.
Webster's New World
A commotion; a stir.
American Heritage
A condition of the heart in which the contractions are very rapid but generally regular.
Webster's New World
A potentially destructive vibration of a part of an aircraft, as the wing, caused by aerodynamic forces.
Webster's New World
Origin of Flutter
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From Middle English floteren, from Old English floterian, flotorian (“to float about, flutter”). Cognate with Low German fluttern, fluddern (“to flutter”) and Albanian flutur (“butterfly”). More at float.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English floteren from Old English floterian pleu- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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