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a·flut·ter

 (ə-flŭt′ər)
adj.
1. Being in a flutter; fluttering: with flags aflutter.
2. Nervous and excited.
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aflutter

(əˈflʌtə)
adj, adv (postpositive)
in or into a nervous or excited state
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

a•flut•ter

(əˈflʌt ər)

adj.
1. in a flutter; agitated or excited.
2. fluttering or marked by fluttering.
[1820–30]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.aflutter - excited in anticipationaflutter - excited in anticipation    
nervous
excited - in an aroused state
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Translations

aflutter

[əˈflʌtəʳ] ADJ to set sb's heart aflutter → hacer que el corazón de algn se acelere
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

aflutter

adj pred adv → aufgeregt; her heart was all aflutter → ihr Herz flatterte
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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