aflutter

əˈflʌtər

Definition

Definition of aflutter - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

movement

Rare

fluttering or moving lightly in the air

Rare

The leaves were aflutter in the breeze.

fluttering

quivering

emotion

Rare

in a state of nervous excitement

Rare

She was aflutter before her big performance.

anxious

excited

jittery

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Expressions with aflutter

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set someone's heart aflutter

make someone feel excited or romantic suddenly

Her smile set his heart aflutter.

set heart aflutter

cause someone to feel excited or nervous

Her smile set his heart aflutter.

one's heart was all aflutter

exp.

experiencing romantic feelings or attraction

His heart was all aflutter when he saw her smile.

all aflutter

adj.

feeling very excited or nervous in a noticeable way

She was all aflutter before the big performance.

Origin of aflutter

Old English, ā (on) + floterian (to flutter)

Examples of aflutter in a sentence

Her heart was aflutter with excitement.
Her heart was aflutter with anticipation.
The news left him aflutter with excitement.

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French:palpitant, tout excité, ...
German:flatternd, aufgeregt, ...
Italian:svolazzante, agitato, ...
Spanish:revoloteando, nervioso, ...
Portuguese:tremulante, nervoso, ...
Chinese:轻轻飘动的, 忐忑不安的, ...
Japanese:ひらひらと舞う, そわそわした, ...
Arabic:مُرْتَجِف, مُتَوَتِّر, ...
Hebrew:מְפַרְפֵּר, נִרְגָּשׁ, ...
Russian:трепещущий, взволнованный, ...
Ukrainian:трепетний, схвильований, ...
Hindi:फड़फड़ाते, उत्तेजित, ...
Bengali:দুলছে, উত্তেজিত, ...
Catalan:flotant, nerviós, ...
Czech:poletující, rozechvělý, ...
Danish:flagrende, nervøs, ...
Dutch:fladderend, zenuwachtig, ...
Greek:φτερουγιστός, ανήσυχος, ...
Hungarian:rezegő, izgatott, ...
Khmer:ផាត់ៗ, រំភើបភ័យៗ, ...
Korean:흔들리는, 긴장한, ...
Persian:جنبان, هیجان‌زده, ...
Polish:trzepoczący, podekscytowany, ...
Portuguese (BR):tremulante, nervoso, ...
Romanian:fluturând, emoționat, ...
Swedish:fladdrande, nervös, ...
Thai:กระพือ, ตื่นเต้น, ...
Turkish:çırpınan, heyecanlı, ...
Vietnamese:bay lượn, hồi hộp, ...

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