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# flutter

«flutter» in Mova's school dictionary: **To move wings quickly and lightly, or to fly with quick…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (flutter, flutters, fluttered, fluttering); noun (a flutter, flutters)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To move wings quickly and lightly, or to fly with quick small movements, like a butterfly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flutter/#m1)

2) To move gently and quickly back and forth in the air, like a flag or leaves. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flutter/#m2)

3) (of the heart) To beat fast and unevenly because of excitement or nerves. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flutter/#m3)

4) (noun, UK informal) A small bet: «have a flutter on the horses». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flutter/#m4)

5) (noun) A state of excitement: «in a flutter». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flutter/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In science and nature stories butterflies, moths and birds flutter. In stories a nervous character's heart flutters. In UK and Irish everyday talk a «flutter» is a small, fun bet on a horse race. Phrases: «flutter about», «flutter your eyelashes», «have a flutter», «in a flutter».

### examples

- The butterfly fluttered from flower to flower. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flutter/#x1)
- The flags fluttered in the wind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flutter/#x2)
- My heart fluttered when they called my name. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flutter/#x3)
- Leaves fluttered down to the ground. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flutter/#x4)
- Grandad has a little flutter on the Grand National. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flutter/#x5)
- The baby bird fluttered its wings but couldn't fly yet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flutter/#x6)
- She was all in a flutter before the show. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flutter/#x7)
- But the Eagle, uttering a dolorous cry, fluttered his broad wings and disappeared. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flutter/#x8)

### note

Regular verb: fluttered. Double t. «A flutter» (bet) is UK/Ireland informal. Similar: flap (bigger, slower), flicker (light), quiver.

### In the corpora

- [My heart fluttereth, my strength faileth me; as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.624/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «flutter» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flutter/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.