intransitive. Of a bird: To flutter; to hover. occasionally To flap the wings; to move by flapping the wings.

intransitive. To flap, flutter, throb; esp. of birds, to flap the wings, to fly flutteringly. In modern dialect also transitive. To flap (the wings)…

intransitive. Of birds, etc.: To flit about, to fly with low or short flights; to flutter. Also with by.

intransitive. To twitter; (also) to quiver; to flutter. Cf. whitter, v.

intransitive. To flap, flutter; to flap the wings; to throb, palpitate.

intransitive. To fly low; to flit, flutter about.

intransitive. To flutter or fly irregularly.

intransitive. To move with a rustling motion; to flutter. Also with out.

esp. Of a bird or other winged creature: To fly lightly and swiftly; also, to make short and swift flights, to flutter.

To flutter, move rapidly.

To move with a light quivering motion through the air.

To fly with a fluttering motion.

intransitive. To flutter down in sudden or gusty showers. Also transferred and figurative.