fluttering
noun
Also a form of flutter
Forms flutterings
- noun Rapid back-and-forth or up-and-down waving or oscillation of, e.g. wings or a vibrating engine; the condition of engaging in such an action. “I was entranced by the colorful fluttering of the butterfly's wings.”
- noun (medicine) The action of atrial flutter, in which the upper chambers of the heart beat too rapidly. “Treatment will reduce the fluttering in your heart.”
- noun A feeling of internal shifting, as with indigestion, nervous flutters, etc. “The fluttering in her belly reminded her that her child was coming one day soon.”
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Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 — from the Wiktionary entry “fluttering”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details