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How to pronounce “flutter”
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Pronunciation guide for flutter
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of flutter with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- How Buildings Can Improve Life — Inside and Out
to flutter around and flip.
- Definition summary
- (intransitive) To flap or wave quickly but irregularly.
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How to pronounce flutter
How Buildings Can Improve Life — Inside and Out

to flutter around and flip.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “flutter”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (intransitive) To flap or wave quickly but irregularly.
- (intransitive) Of a winged animal: to flap the wings without flying; to fly with a light flapping of the wings.
- (intransitive, aerodynamics) To undergo divergent oscillations (potentially to the point of causing structural failure) due to a positive feedback loop between elastic deformation and aerodynamic forces.
- (transitive) To cause something to flap.
- (transitive) To drive into disorder; to throw into confusion.
- (intransitive) To be in a state of agitation or uncertainty.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To be frivolous.
- (espionage, slang) To subject to a lie detector test.
- [Noun]
- The act of fluttering; quick and irregular motion.
- A state of agitation.
- An abnormal rapid pulsation of the heart.
- (uncountable, aerodynamics) An extremely dangerous divergent oscillation caused by a positive feedback loop between the elastic deformation of an object and the aerodynamic forces acting on it, potentially resulting in rapid structural failure.
- (British) A small bet or risky investment.
- A hasty game of cards or similar.
- (audio, electronics) The rapid variation of signal parameters, such as amplitude, phase, and frequency.
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