FLUTTERING Synonyms

• shining unsteadily

• having a slight and rapid trembling motion

• a shaky motion

• the act of vibrating

• a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever

• vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze

• shaking convulsively or violently

• a shaky motion

• vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze

• indecision in speech or action

• the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes

• uncertain in purpose or action

• sound of something in rapid motion

• like the sound of rapidly vibrating wings

• expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically

• move with or as if with a regular alternating motion

• produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses

• shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner

• move or swing from side to side regularly

• be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action

• sound with resonance

• feel sudden intense sensation or emotion

• a momentary flash of light

• North American woodpecker

• the act of moving back and forth

• move back and forth very rapidly

• shine unsteadily

• flash intermittently

• someone who communicates by waving

• the act of pausing uncertainly

• the act of moving back and forth

• pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

• be unsure or weak

• move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

• move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern

• move back and forth very rapidly

• sway from side to side

• give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency

• nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate

• (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit

• a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash

• the club used in playing cricket

• a club used for hitting a ball in various games

• strike with, or as if with a baseball bat

• wink briefly

• have a turn at bat

• use a bat

• beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

• a disorderly outburst or tumult

• the act of making a noisy disturbance

• confused movement

• a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot

• a tapered tuck made in dressmaking

• a sudden quick movement

• move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

• run or move very quickly or hastily

• move with sudden speed

• an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

• a disorderly outburst or tumult

• an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity

• the act of causing disorder

• activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption

• an unhappy and worried mental state

• a disorderly outburst or tumult

• a noisy fight

• the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion

• (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness

• electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication

• any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely

• an excited state of agitation

• the motion made by flapping up and down

• a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body

• a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag

• move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

• to flutter noisily when moved by the wind

• move with a thrashing motion

• move with a flapping motion

• make a fuss; be agitated

• pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds

• group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

• group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership

• a group of steamships operating together under the same ownership

• a group of warships organized as a tactical unit

• moving very fast

• move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

• disappear gradually