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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | floterian |
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flut‧ter1
1 [intransitive and transitive]HBI if a bird or insect flutters, or if it flutters its wings, it flies by moving its wings lightly up and down : 
A small bird fluttered past the window.
A small bird fluttered past the window.2 [intransitive] to make small gentle movements in the air : Dead leaves fluttered slowly to the ground. The flag fluttered in the light breeze.
Dead leaves fluttered slowly to the ground.The flag fluttered in the light breeze.3 [intransitive] if your heart or your stomach flutters, you feel very excited or nervous
4 [intransitive] if your eyelids flutter, they move slightly when you are asleep : Her eyelids fluttered but did not open.
Her eyelids fluttered but did not open.5 if a woman flutters her eyelashes at a man, she looks at him and moves her eyes to make herself attractive to him
