tumult vs flutter

tumult and flutter both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of tumult include commotion, disruption, disturbance, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do.

tumult (noun)	flutter (noun)
the act of making a noisy disturbance	the act of moving back and forth
violent agitation	the motion made by flapping up and down
a state of commotion and noise and confusion	abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block
	a disorderly outburst or tumult

tumult (verb)	flutter (verb)
	wink briefly
	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