to flutter

Examples

• All

• The scare he had when his heart began to flutter is what caused him to panic and breathe hysterically.

  Fiction book (1992)

• I hear you say I make you feel validated, and that makes my heart flutter with happiness.

  Prepare for Launch (2022)

• your heart's fluttering all day long

  Lady Sings the Blues (1972)

• Quite a few nurses' hearts fluttered.

  Inside Daisy Clover (1966)

• My heart's fluttering with anticipation.

  Boone: The Vengeance Trail (2022)

• Her heart flutters.

  The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

• His heart was fluttering, and his legs, when they trembled, felt like a colt's.

  Fiction book (1997)

• My heart flutters every time I see him, filled with excitement.

• The thought of giving a speech makes my heart flutter with nerves.

• As she opened the letter, her heart began to flutter from anticipation.

Synonyms

F

to fibrillate

vsto flutter

• Specialized

4 9.9

Make small, fast, irregular twitching movements in a muscle, especially the heart

is a general irregular beating rather than fine muscle twitching

P

to palpitate

vsto flutter

1 8.0

To have the heart beat fast and unevenly because of strong feeling or illness

is rapid and irregular but usually lighter and more trembling in sensation

Antonyms

S

to steady

41 3.4

To make yourself or something stop moving

Idioms

F

to flutter the dovecote

• Archaic

9.9

To cause sudden excitement or trouble in a calm group

Compounds

H

heart flutter

1 4.1

A quick nervous feeling in your chest when you are excited

F

flutter kick

• Specialized

3.4

A fast up-and-down kick with straight legs used in freestyle and backstroke

How Fast

to fibrillate

• Specialized

4 9.9

to palpitate

1 8.0

to flutter

8 4.4

to throb

8 3.1

to pulse

20 4.2

Surface Forms

Etymology