flutter

Noun flutter has 4 senses

• flutter(n = noun.act) flicker, waver - the act of moving back and forth;
is a kind of motility, motion, move, movement
Derived forms verb flutter₂, verb flutter₁

• flutter(n = noun.state) - abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block;
is a kind of arrhythmia, cardiac arrhythmia
Derived form verb flutter₄

• flutter(n = noun.state) commotion, disruption, disturbance, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do - a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
is a kind of disorder
has particulars: convulsion, turmoil, upheaval, earthquake, incident, splash, stir, storm, tempest, storm center, storm centre, garboil, tumult, tumultuousness, uproar

• flutter(n = noun.event) flap, flapping, fluttering - the motion made by flapping up and down;
is a kind of undulation, wave

Verb flutter has 5 senses

• flutter(v = verb.motion) dart, fleet, flit - move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"
is one way to hurry, speed, travel rapidly, zip