flutter, übersetzung im Collins English Cobuild & Thesaurus Wörterbuch

flutter (flutters plural & 3rd person present) (fluttering present participle) (fluttered past tense & past participle )

1  verb If something thin or light flutters, or if you flutter it, it moves up and down or from side to side with a lot of quick, light movements.
Her chiffon skirt was fluttering in the night breeze.  V
...a butterfly fluttering its wings.  V n
...the fluttering white lace handkerchief.  V-ing
  Flutter is also a noun., n-count
...a flutter of white cloth.

2  verb If something light such as a small bird or a piece of paper flutters somewhere, it moves through the air with small quick movements.
The paper fluttered to the floor...  V adv/prep
The birds were active, whirring and fluttering among the trees.  V

3 n-count If you have a flutter, you have a small bet on something such as a horse race.
(BRIT)
INFORMAL oft N on n (=bet)
I had a flutter on five horses.