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单词 whutter
释义

whuttern.

/ˈhwʌtə/
Etymology: Imitative; compare flutter.
The sound of the flapping of the wings of a large bird or a flight of birds.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [noun] > flapping sound
flap1816
whutter1831
slip-slap1890
whickering1899
whicker1920
1831 J. Wilson in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 29 4 A sound like the whutter of wild-fowl on the feed along a mud-bank.

Derivatives

ˈwhutter v.
ˈwhuttering adj.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [adjective] > flapping sound
whuttering1870
whickering1899
1870 Pall Mall Gaz. 12 Aug. 10 The startling of the wary cock, whose whuttering pinions will summon out of reach pack after pack of birds.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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