Flutter ( verb , noun )

(As a verb)

Flutter ( verb )

1. Move rapidly and lightly with short sudden movements.
2. Feel nervous or excited.
3. Cause to move rapidly and lightly with short sudden movements.

Origin:

Middle english: probably imitative of the sound made by a bird's wings.

Examples:

1. The butterflies were fluttering from flower to flower.
2. Her heart fluttered when she saw him.
3. The curtains fluttered in the breeze.
4. She fluttered her eyelashes at him.
5. The flag was fluttering in the wind.

(As a noun)

Flutter ( noun )

1. Move rapidly and lightly with short sudden movements.
2. Feel nervous or excited.
3. Cause to move rapidly and lightly with short sudden movements.

Origin:

Middle english: probably imitative of the sound made by a bird's wings.

Examples:

1. The butterflies were fluttering from flower to flower.
2. Her heart fluttered when she saw him.
3. The curtains fluttered in the breeze.
4. She fluttered her eyelashes at him.
5. The flag was fluttering in the wind.