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flutter
A	noun
	1	waver, flutter, flicker
			the act of moving back and forth
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚change ╚motion; movement; move; motility ╚waver, flutter, flicker
	2	flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering
			the motion made by flapping up and down
		Category Tree: event ╚happening; occurrence; natural event ╚movement; motion ╚wave; undulation ╚flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering
	3	disturbance, disruption, commotion, stir, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
			a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
		Category Tree: state ╚disorder ╚disturbance, disruption, commotion, stir, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle ╚tumult; tumultuousness; uproar; garboil ╚storm center; storm centre ╚storm; tempest ╚incident ╚earthquake ╚convulsion; turmoil; upheaval
	4	flutter
			abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block
		Category Tree: state ╚condition; status ╚disorder; upset ╚cardiovascular disease ╚heart disease; heart condition; cardiopathy ╚cardiac arrhythmia; arrhythmia ╚flutter
B	verb
	1	bat, flutter
			wink briefly; "bat one's eyelids"
		Category Tree: act; behave; do ╚act involuntarily; act reflexively ╚blink; wink; nictitate; nictate ╚bat, flutter
	2	flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver
			move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"
		Category Tree: move ╚move back and forth ╚flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver
	3	palpitate, flutter
			beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated"
		Category Tree: move ╚beat; pound; thump ╚palpitate, flutter
	4	flit, flutter, fleet, dart
			move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
		Category Tree: travel; go; move; locomote ╚travel rapidly; speed; hurry; zip ╚flit, flutter, fleet, dart ╚butterfly

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