hurry vs flutter

flutter vs hurry

hurry and flutter both are nouns.

hurry and flutter both are verbs.

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

As verbs, flutter is a hyponym of hurry; that is, flutter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hurry:

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

Other hyponyms of hurry include dart, fleet, flit, run, whizz, whizz along, zoom, zoom along.

hurry (noun)	flutter (noun)
the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner	the act of moving back and forth
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)	the motion made by flapping up and down
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry	abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block
	a disorderly outburst or tumult

hurry (verb)	flutter (verb)
act at high speed	wink briefly
urge to an unnatural speed	beat rapidly
move very fast	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 hurry and flutter

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