Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fluttering

/flˈʌtɚɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.99 in modern English

Syllables: flut-ter-ing
IPA: /flˈʌtɚɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Rapid back-and-forth or up-and-down waving or oscillation of, e.g. wings or a vibrating engine; the condition of engaging in such an action.

noun

The action of atrial flutter, in which the upper chambers of the heart beat too rapidly.

noun

A feeling of internal shifting, as with indigestion, nervous flutters, etc.

verb

present participle and gerund of flutter

Example Sentences

"I was entranced by the colorful fluttering of the butterfly's wings."
"The valve's fluttering is a problem, you have to find where it comes from."
"It is indubitably certain, therefore, that he is able to attend, and actually attends, to all things at the same moment; to the motions of a seed, or a leaf, or an atom; to the creepings of a worm, the flutterings of an insect, and the journeys of a mite […]"
"Miss Greta closed her eyes. Quickly, however, did she open them again; for a dull noise, with certain whiskings-about and flutterings, together with low clatterings, approached her ear."
"Treatment will reduce the fluttering in your heart."
"The fluttering in her belly reminded her that her child was coming one day soon."

Inflected Forms

flutterings (plural)

Derived Forms

flutteringly unfluttering

Synonyms

flutter flap flapping

Rhymes With

stuttering muttering sputtering uttering cluttering shuttering guttering buttering puttering

Questions

How do you pronounce fluttering?: The recorded pronunciation is /flˈʌtɚɪŋ/.
What does fluttering mean?: Rapid back-and-forth or up-and-down waving or oscillation of, e.g. wings or a vibrating engine; the condition of engaging in such an action.

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