flutter vs speed

speed vs flutter

flutter and speed both are nouns.

flutter and speed both are verbs.

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

As verbs, speed is a hypernym of flutter; that is, speed is a word with a broader meaning than flutter:

flutter: move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
speed: move very fast

Other hypernyms of flutter include hurry, travel rapidly, zip.

flutter (noun)	speed (noun)
the act of moving back and forth	changing location rapidly
the motion made by flapping up and down	a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block	a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
a disorderly outburst or tumult	the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system
	distance travelled per unit time

flutter (verb)	speed (verb)
wink briefly	move faster
beat rapidly	cause to move faster
move back and forth very rapidly	move very fast
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart	travel at an excessive or illegal velocity
flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements	move hurridly

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