flutter

verb/ˈflʌtər/

Frequency rank: #12,261 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

to move or flap lightly and quickly back and forth.

Illustration for the English word “flutter”

Example sentence

The butterfly began to flutter its wings slowly in the warm sunlight.

Synonyms & related words

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