flutter vs motion

motion vs flutter

flutter and motion both are nouns.

flutter and motion both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flutter	Yes	No	Yes	No
motion	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, motion is a hypernym of flutter; that is, motion is a word with a broader meaning than flutter:

flutter: the act of moving back and forth
motion: a change of position that does not entail a change of location

Other hypernyms of flutter include motility, move, movement.

flutter (noun)	motion (noun)
the act of moving back and forth	a change of position that does not entail a change of location
the motion made by flapping up and down	the act of changing location from one place to another
abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block	the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
a disorderly outburst or tumult	a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
	a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
	an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
	a state of change

flutter (verb)	motion (verb)
wink briefly	show, express or direct through movement
beat rapidly
move back and forth very rapidly
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements

Difference between flutter and motion

Words related to "motion"

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