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1 flutter
1. verb1) (to (cause to) move quickly: A leaf fluttered to the ground.) pleventi2) ((of a bird, insect etc) to move the wings rapidly and lightly: The moth fluttered round the light.) skrajoti, plazdėti2. noun1) (a quick irregular movement (of a pulse etc): She felt a flutter in her chest.) spurdesys, plazdesys2) (nervous excitement: She was in a great flutter.) virpulys, susijaudinimas -
2 wave
[weiv] 1. noun1) (a moving ridge, larger than a ripple, moving on the surface of water: rolling waves; a boat tossing on the waves.) banga2) (a vibration travelling eg through the air: radio waves; sound waves; light waves.) banga3) (a curve or curves in the hair: Are those waves natural?) banga4) (a (usually temporary) rise or increase: the recent crime wave; a wave of violence; The pain came in waves.) protrūkis5) (an act of waving: She recognized me, and gave me a wave.) mojavimas2. verb1) (to move backwards and forwards or flutter: The flags waved gently in the breeze.) plazdėti2) (to (cause hair to) curve first one way then the other: She's had her hair waved; Her hair waves naturally.) banguoti(s)3) (to make a gesture (of greeting etc) with (eg the hand): She waved to me across the street; Everyone was waving handkerchiefs in farewell; They waved goodbye.) mojuoti, mosuoti•- wavy- waviness
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- wave
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- wave aside
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flutter — [ˈflʌtə] verb 1) [I/T] to move with quick light movements, or to make something move in this way The bird fluttered from branch to branch.[/ex] 2) [I] if your heart or stomach flutters, you feel excited or nervous flutter noun [singular] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
flutter — flut‧ter [ˈflʌtə ǁ ər] noun informal have a flutter (on something) to risk a small amount of money on the result of a horse race, football game etc; = BET; GAMBLE: • Lots of people like to have a flutter on the lottery. * * * flutter UK US… … Financial and business terms
flutter — O.E. floterian to flutter, fly, flicker, float to and fro, be tossed by waves, frequentative of flotian to float (see FLOAT (Cf. float) (v.)). Related: Fluttered; fluttering. As a noun from 1640s; meaning state of excitement is 1740s … Etymology dictionary
flutter — Noun. A small bet. E.g. I m having a flutter on the horses this afternoon … English slang and colloquialisms
flutter — ► VERB 1) fly unsteadily by flapping the wings quickly and lightly. 2) move or fall with a light irregular motion. 3) (of a pulse or heartbeat) beat feebly or irregularly. ► NOUN 1) an act or instance of fluttering. 2) a state of tremulous… … English terms dictionary
flutter kick — noun Date: circa 1934 an alternating whipping motion of the legs used in various swimming styles (as the crawl) … New Collegiate Dictionary
flutter sleeve — noun Date: 1973 a loose fitting tapered sleeve falling in folds over the upper arm … New Collegiate Dictionary
flutter kick — noun a kick technique in which the swimmer kicks the legs alternately up and down for propulsion … Wiktionary
flutter kick — noun a swimming kick; the legs are moved rapidly up and down without bending the knees • Hypernyms: ↑swimming kick • Part Holonyms: ↑crawl, ↑front crawl, ↑Australian crawl, ↑backstroke … Useful english dictionary
flutter echo — noun : a rapid series of echoes (as in broadcast and recording studios) originating in reflection between two parallel surfaces … Useful english dictionary
flutter-tonguing — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : a vibratory action of the tongue produced by rolling or trilling an r while playing on a wind instrument (as a trumpet) … Useful english dictionary