Word

flutter, v.
(fluttered, fluttering, flutters)
freq. cnt. 2

move back and forth very rapidly
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

flicker flitter flutter quiver waver

sample sentences

"the candle flickered"

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
The crowds %s in the streets
The streets %s with crowds

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

flicker

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

flutter fluttering

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

waver

semantic pointers

hypernym

move back and forth

move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

dart fleet flit flutter

sample sentences

"The hummingbird flitted among the branches"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
The crowds %s in the streets
The streets %s with crowds

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

dart

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

flit

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

flutter

semantic pointers

hypernym

hurry, speed, travel rapidly, zip

hyponym

butterfly

wink briefly
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

bat flutter

sample sentences

"bat one's eyelids"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

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Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

blink, wink, nictitate, nictate

beat rapidly
<verb.motion>

flutter palpitate

sample sentences

"His heart palpitated"

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

palpitant palpitation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

flutter

semantic pointers

hypernym

beat, thump, pound

verb group

palpitate

flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements
<verb.motion>

flutter

sample sentences

"The seagulls fluttered overhead"

verb frames

Something ----s

semantic pointers

hypernym

beat, flap