flutter

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of FLUTTER

to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements <a lonely butterfly fluttering across the lawn>

Synonyms dance, dart, flick, flicker, flirt, flitter, flutter, zip

Related Words dash, fly, sail, shoot, speed, sprint, zing, zoom; scamper, scud, scurry, scuttle, skip, skitter; meander, ramble, roam, wander

Near Antonyms float, hang, hover

to move or cause to move with a striking motion <fluttered my eyelashes as I struck up a conversation with the new guy at work>

Synonyms beat, flail, flop, flutter, whip

Related Words bang, batter, buffet, knock, pound, smack, spank, thump; flick, flicker, flit; fan, oscillate, sway, swing; undulate, wave; palpitate, pulse, throb

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