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Pronunciation / Transliteration: flat-tern
"Der Schmetterling begann im Garten zu flattern."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To move or flap quickly and lightly.
"The butterfly began to flutter around the garden."
- 1
A quick, light movement or flapping.
"There was a flutter of excitement in the crowd."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'flutter' originates from Middle English 'fluttren', which is of uncertain origin but may be related to the Old English 'flēotan', meaning to float or to flow. Over time, it has evolved to describe a quick, light movement, often associated with wings or light objects.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Flutter" is said worldwide
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Battement
Transliteration: ba-te-mã
"Il y avait un battement d'ailes dans le jardin."
Flattern
Transliteration: flat-tern
"Der Schmetterling begann im Garten zu flattern."
Flicker
Transliteration: fli-kker
"C'era un flicker di ali nel giardino."
Aleteo
Transliteration: a-le-te-o
"Había un aleteo de mariposas en el jardín."
Bater de asas
Transliteration: ba-ter de a-sas
"Havia um bater de asas no jardim."
फड़फड़ाना
Transliteration: phad-phadaana
"बगीचे में तितली फड़फड़ाने लगी।"
拍打
Transliteration: pāi dǎ
"花园里有蝴蝶在拍打翅膀。"
펄럭이다
Transliteration: peolleogida
"정원에서 나비가 펄럭이고 있었다."
ひらひらする
Transliteration: hirahira suru
"庭で蝶がひらひらしていた。"
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