Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fluttery

/ˈflʌtəɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables: flut-tery
IPA: /ˈflʌtəɹi/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That flutters; fluttering.

Example Sentences

"The candles were the tallest, the candelabra the most ornate, the flowers the freshest, the bride’s mother the most regal, the groom’s mother the flutteriest, and the bride—well, Camus City never hoped to see a bride any prettier than Kitti in her white satin and lace."

Etymology

Etymology tree English flutter Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English fluttery From flutter + -y.

Inflected Forms

flutterier (comparative) flutteriest (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce fluttery?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈflʌtəɹi/.
What does fluttery mean?: That flutters; fluttering.
Where does fluttery come from?: Etymology tree English flutter Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English fluttery From flutter + -y.

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