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| aspen |
any of several poplar trees whose leaves flutter in the slightest breeze. |
| crawl |
a swimming stroke in which the body is prone with the face down, the feet do a flutter kick, and the arms alternate in overhead strokes. [1/7 definitions] |
| flap |
to wave or flutter, often noisily. [2/7 definitions] |
| flick |
to move sharply or quickly; flutter. [1/6 definitions] |
| flicker1 |
to move rapidly back and forth; flutter. [1/5 definitions] |
| flit |
to fly or dart quickly and lightly; flutter. [1/3 definitions] |
| flitter |
to flutter. |
| flutter |
to cause to flutter; wave, beat, or agitate. [1/9 definitions] |
| luff |
of a sail, to flutter or shake from losing wind or being set too close to the wind. [1/5 definitions] |
| palpitate |
of the heart, to pulsate rapidly; flutter; quiver. [1/2 definitions] |
| pitapat |
with a soft rapid flutter or beat. [2/3 definitions] |
| ruffle |
an unevenness or break, as in the surface of a body of water; ripple or flutter. [1/9 definitions] |
| tremble |
to be made to vibrate or flutter, as leaves in the wind. [1/4 definitions] |
| wave |
to move freely up and down or back and forth; flutter. [1/14 definitions] |
| waver2 |
a person who waves or causes something to wave or flutter. [1/2 definitions] |
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