fluttering (
http://definr.com/fluttering)
adj 1: moving rapidly and lightly to and fro as of or with wings;
"fluttering birds"; "the flittering wings of a
fledgling" [syn:
flittering]
2: streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current
of air; "ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her"; "a
fluttering scarf"; "flying banners"; "flags waving in the
breeze" [syn:
aflare,
flaring,
flying,
waving]
3: having a slight and rapid trembling motion; "a fluttering
heartbeat"; "palpitant movements rather than violent
eruptions"; "my palpitating heart" [syn:
palpitant,
palpitating]
n : the motion made by flapping up and down [syn:
flap,
flapping,
flutter]