flutter

Significado (inglés)

1. To flap or wave quickly but irregularly.
2. Of a winged animal: to flap the wings without flying; to fly with a light flapping of the wings.
3. To undergo divergent oscillations (potentially to the point of causing structural failure) due to a positive feedback loop between elastic deformation and aerodynamic forces.
4. To cause something to flap.
5. To drive into disorder; to throw into confusion.
6. To be in a state of agitation or uncertainty.
7. (obsolete) To be frivolous.
8. (slang) To subject to a lie detector test.

wave

👋

flap wings

hurly burly

fly about

blow about

be agitated

sway to and fro

yield to

be eager

drift about

win one’s heart

be swayed by

tremulation

rise one end

flutter rate

frequency wow

fast heart

abash

pulsation interference

Frecuencia

Guionizado como

flut‧ter

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈflʌtə/

From Middle English floteren, from Old English floterian, flotorian (“to float about, flutter”), from Proto-Germanic *flutrōną, frequentative of Proto-Germanic *flutōną (“to float”), equivalent to float + -er (frequentative suffix). Cognate with West Frisian flodderje (“to flutter, beat”), Dutch flodderen (“to flutter, wave”), Low German fluttern, fluddern (“to flutter”), German flittern (“to sparkle, glitter”). More at float.