Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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flutter | Yes | No | Yes | No |
waver | Yes | No | Yes | No |
flutter (noun) | waver (noun) |
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the act of moving back and forth | the act of moving back and forth |
the motion made by flapping up and down | the act of pausing uncertainly |
abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block | someone who communicates by waving |
a disorderly outburst or tumult |
flutter (verb) | waver (verb) |
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wink briefly | give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency |
beat rapidly | sway from side to side |
move back and forth very rapidly | move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern |
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart | move back and forth very rapidly |
flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements | move hesitatingly, as if about to give way |
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness | |
be unsure or weak |