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fluttersnounpl. of flutter a sudden and usually temporary growth of activitythe site saw a flutter of construction last month, but nothing's happening now bursts, flares, flare-ups, flashes, flickers, flurries, outbreaks, outbursts, spurts recrudescences, recurrences, renewalsbinges, jags, spreesboosts, increases, pickups, upswings, upturnsepidemics, eruptions, explosions, paroxysmsdeluges, floods, rushes, spates, surges, volleyscommotions, furors, uproars calms, doldrums, slumps chiefly Britisha risky undertakingmost people regard the lottery as a harmless flutter adventures, chances, crapshoots, enterprises, fliers(also flyers), gambles, speculations, throws, ventures bets, hazards, stakes, wagerslibertiesdark horses, long shots, plays sure things fluttersverbpresent tense third-person singular of flutterto make an irregular series of quick, sudden movementsa lonely butterfly fluttering across the lawn dances, darts, flickers, flicks, flirts, flits, flitters, zips dashes, flies, sails, shoots, speeds, sprints, zings, zoomsscampers, scuds, scurries, scuttles, skips, skittersmeanders, rambles, roams, wanders floats, hangs, hovers to move or cause to move with a striking motionfluttered my eyelashes as I struck up a conversation with the new guy at work beats, flails, flaps, flops, whips bangs, batters, buffets, knocks, pounds, smacks, spanks, thumpsflickers, flicks, flitsfans, oscillates, sways, swingsundulates, wavespalpitates, pulses, throbs |