flutter vs wave

wave vs flutter

flutter and wave both are nouns.

flutter and wave both are verbs.

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

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

flutter: the motion made by flapping up and down
wave: (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth

Other hypernyms of flutter include undulation.

flutter (noun)	wave (noun)
the act of moving back and forth	a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
the motion made by flapping up and down	a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block	the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
a disorderly outburst or tumult	(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
	one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
	something that rises rapidly
	a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
	an undulating curve

flutter (verb)	wave (verb)
wink briefly	set waves in
beat rapidly	signal with the hands or nod
move back and forth very rapidly	move or swing back and forth
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart	twist or roll into coils or ringlets
flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements	move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

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