flattern

Meaning

to flutter

Concepts

flutter
wave
👋
flap
waver
jitter
wave
👋
flicker
blow
shimmy
stir
stream
sway
swing
tremble
turn over
shake
🫨
chatter
flacker
flame
flirt
😘
flounder
quiver
Synonyms

wehen
C1
wogen
20k
schwanken
31k
schwirren
27k
strudeln
surren
C2
treiben
B2

befliegen

schwenken
23k
👋

unentschieden sein

nicht entscheiden können

schwingen
C1
fliegen
A2
✈️

sich drehen

sieben
A2
7
wackeln
C2
wedeln
30k
zappeln
C2
Zittern
C1
fächeln
läutern
schwimmen
B1
🏊
wellen
C1
👋
zittern
C1

im Wind flattern

schnell blinzeln

beben
C2

hin- und hergerissen sein

beobachten
B1
⌚
blühen
C2
drohen
C1
flackern
46k
flammen
B2
flimmern
kreisen
C1
⭕
nachprüfen
26k
rühren
C1
schaukeln
C2
schlagen
A2
schweben
C2
Translations

svolazzare
ondear
👋
aletear
flotter
ondeggiare
ondular
👋
bater
voltiger
wapperen
remuer
sventolare
👋
fiammeggiare
agiter
fluttuare
Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

fläädere

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈflatɐn/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German
vladeren
Cognate with Dutch
Dutch
fladderen
In summary

Early New High German flatern, from Middle High German vladeren, probably related to Falter (“moth”). Compare Dutch fladderen, Lithuanian plazdė́ti (“to flutter, beat the wings vigorously”), Latvian pledināt (“to move the wings”).

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