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flutter

verb
  1. To move or cause to move about while being fixed at one edge: flap, fly, wave. See repetition
  2. To move through the air with or as if with wings: flap, flit, flitter, fly, sail, wing. See move
  3. To move quickly, lightly, and irregularly like a bird in flight: flicker, flit, flitter, hover. See repetition
  4. To move (one's arms or wings, for example) up and down: beat, flap, flitter, flop, waggle, wave. See repetition
noun
A state of discomposure: agitation, dither, fluster, perturbation, tumult, turmoil, upset. Informal: lather, stew. See calm
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