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},
{flopping}, {flutter}]