Definition of fluttering

"fluttering" in the noun sense

1. flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering

the motion made by flapping up and down

"fluttering" in the verb sense

1. flit, flutter, fleet, dart

move along rapidly and lightly skim or dart

"The hummingbird flitted among the branches"

2. flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver

move back and forth very rapidly

"the candle flickered"

3. flutter

flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements

"The seagulls fluttered overhead"

4. palpitate, flutter

beat rapidly

"His heart palpitated"

5. bat, flutter

wink briefly

"bat one's eyelids"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for fluttering

Vain-glorious man, when fluttering wind does blow
In his light wings, is lifted up to sky;
The scorn of knighthood and true chivalry,
To think, without desert of gentle deed
And noble worth, to be advanced high,
Such praise is shame, but honour, virtue's meed.
Doth bear the fairest flower in honourable seed. [ Spenser ]

What is this little, agile, precious fire, this fluttering motion which we call the mind? [ Prior ]

A plodding diligence brings us sooner to our journey's end, than a fluttering way of advancing by starts. [ L'Estrange ]

There is nothing holier in this life of ours than the first consciousness of love, the first fluttering of its silken wings. [ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ]

From numberless books the fluttering reader, idle and inconstant, bears away the bloom that only clings to the outer leaf; but genius has its nectaries, delicate glands, and secrecies of sweetness, and upon these the thoughtful mind must settle in its labor, before the choice perfume of fancy and wisdom is drawn forth. [ Willmott ]

fluttering in Scrabble®

The word fluttering is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters fluttering:

FLUTTERING
(135)
FLUTTERING
(135)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (17 words)

eluting, felting, fluting, flutter, fueling, furling, glitter, gruntle, gunfire, letting, nuttier, ringlet, rutting, tingler, tuftier, tufting, turfing

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word fluttering

FLUTTERING
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In fluttering

FLUTTERING
(135)
FLUTTERING
(135)
FURLING
(95 = 45 + 50)
GUNFIRE
(95 = 45 + 50)
FLUTING
(95 = 45 + 50)
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FUELING
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GUNFIRE
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(95 = 45 + 50)
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(95 = 45 + 50)
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(95 = 45 + 50)
FURLING
(94 = 44 + 50)
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(94 = 44 + 50)
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(94 = 44 + 50)
FLUTING
(94 = 44 + 50)
GUNFIRE
(94 = 44 + 50)
TUFTING
(94 = 44 + 50)
FELTING
(94 = 44 + 50)
FLUTTER
(92 = 42 + 50)
TUFTIER
(92 = 42 + 50)
FLUTTER
(90 = 40 + 50)
FLUTTERING
(90)
TUFTIER
(90 = 40 + 50)
FLUTTERING
(90)
FLUTING
(89 = 39 + 50)
GUNFIRE
(89 = 39 + 50)
TURFING
(89 = 39 + 50)
FUELING
(89 = 39 + 50)
FURLING
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(89 = 39 + 50)
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(89 = 39 + 50)
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(88 = 38 + 50)
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FELTING
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FURLING
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FUELING
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FELTING
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TURFING
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GUNFIRE
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FUELING
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FURLING
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TUFTING
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GUNFIRE
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(86 = 36 + 50)
FURLING
(86 = 36 + 50)
GUNFIRE
(86 = 36 + 50)
TUFTING
(86 = 36 + 50)
GUNFIRE
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GUNFIRE
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TUFTIER
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TURFING
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RINGLET
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(76 = 26 + 50)
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GUNFIRE
(76 = 26 + 50)
FELTING
(76 = 26 + 50)
GUNFIRE
(76 = 26 + 50)
FELTING
(76 = 26 + 50)

fluttering in Words With Friends™

The word fluttering is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 18

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters fluttering:

FLUTTERING
(198)
FLUTTERING
(198)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (17 words)

eluting, felting, fluting, flutter, fueling, furling, glitter, gruntle, gunfire, letting, nuttier, ringlet, rutting, tingler, tuftier, tufting, turfing

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word fluttering

FLUTTERING
(198)
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(198)
FLUTTERING
(120)
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(120)
FLUTTERING
(88)
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(84)
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(21)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In fluttering

FLUTTERING
(198)
FLUTTERING
(198)
FLUTTERING
(120)
FLUTTERING
(120)
FLUTING
(116 = 81 + 35)
GUNFIRE
(113 = 78 + 35)
TURFING
(113 = 78 + 35)
TURFING
(113 = 78 + 35)
FELTING
(113 = 78 + 35)
FUELING
(110 = 75 + 35)
FURLING
(110 = 75 + 35)
TUFTING
(107 = 72 + 35)
GUNFIRE
(107 = 72 + 35)
GUNFIRE
(107 = 72 + 35)
FLUTTER
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FURLING
(104 = 69 + 35)
FLUTING
(104 = 69 + 35)
FUELING
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FUELING
(104 = 69 + 35)
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FLUTING
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FURLING
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TURFING
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GUNFIRE
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GRUNTLE
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GUNFIRE
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FUELING
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FUELING
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GRUNTLE
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GUNFIRE
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TINGLER
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FURLING
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RINGLET
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GUNFIRE
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TURFING
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ELUTING
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FLUTTERING
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RINGLET
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LETTING
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TINGLER
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FLUTTERING
(84)
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(83 = 48 + 35)
ELUTING
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GRUNTLE
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FLUTTER
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FLUTTER
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ELUTING
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GUNFIRE
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TURFING
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FURLING
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NUTTIER
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RUTTING
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TUFTIER
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TUFTIER
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FLUTTERING
(80)
LETTING
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FLUTTERING
(80)
FLUTTERING
(80)
LETTING
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NUTTIER
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RUTTING
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TUFTIER
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RINGLET
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RUTTING
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ENGULF
(78)
FIGURE
(78)
GLITTER
(77 = 42 + 35)
FLUTING
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GLITTER
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GRUNTLE
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ELUTING
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FLUTTER
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ELUTING
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ELUTING
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FLUTTER
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GLITTER
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Words within the letters of fluttering

2 letter words in fluttering (9 words)

8 letter words in fluttering (4 words)

10 letter words in fluttering (1 word)

fluttering + 2 blanks (4 words)

Words containing the sequence fluttering

Words that start with fluttering (1 word)

Words with fluttering in them (1 word)

Words that end with fluttering (1 word)

Word Growth involving fluttering

Shorter words in fluttering

flu flutter

utter flutter

in ring uttering

utter uttering

Longer words containing fluttering

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