waver, flutter, flicker
(noun) the act of moving back and forth
flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering
(noun) the motion made by flapping up and down
disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
(noun) a disorderly outburst or tumult; “they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused”
flutter
(noun) abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block
bat, flutter
(verb) wink briefly; “bat one’s eyelids”
flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver
(verb) move back and forth very rapidly; “the candle flickered”
palpitate, flutter
(verb) beat rapidly; “His heart palpitated”
flit, flutter, fleet, dart
(verb) move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; “The hummingbird flitted among the branches”
flutter
(verb) flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements; “The seagulls fluttered overhead”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
flutter (third-person singular simple present flutters, present participle fluttering, simple past and past participle fluttered)
(intransitive) To flap or wave quickly but irregularly.
(intransitive) Of a winged animal: to flap the wings without flying; to fly with a light flapping of the wings.
(transitive) To cause something to flap.
(transitive) To drive into disorder; to throw into confusion.
(intransitive) To be in a state of agitation or uncertainty.
(intransitive, obsolete) To be frivolous.
flutter (countable and uncountable, plural flutters)
The act of fluttering; quick and irregular motion.
A state of agitation.
An abnormal rapid pulsation of the heart.
(British) A small bet or risky investment.
A hasty game of cards or similar.
(audio, electronics) The rapid variation of signal parameters, such as amplitude, phase, and frequency.
Source: Wiktionary
Flut"ter, v. t.
1. To vibrate or move quickly; as, a bird flutters its wings.
2. To drive in disorder; to throw into confusion. Like an eagle in a dovecote, I Fluttered your Volscians in Corioli. Shak.
Flut"ter, n.
1. The act of fluttering; quick and irregular motion; vibration; as, the flutter of a fan. The chirp and flutter of some single bird Milnes. .
2. Hurry; tumult; agitation of the mind; confusion; disorder. Pope. Flutter wheel, a water wheel placed below a fall or in a chute where rapidly moving water strikes the tips of the floats; -- so called from the spattering, and the fluttering noise it makes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
