flutter

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

verb transitive

flap: P. and V. σείειν, κινεῖν, V. σαλεύειν (Eur., Cyclops 434); see flap.

agitate: P. and V. ταράσσειν, συνταράσσειν, ἐκπλήσσω, ἐκπλήσσειν, θράσσειν (Plato but rare P.), ἀναπτεροῦν (Plato), Ar. and V. στροβεῖν.

verb intransitive

shake: P. and V. σείεσθαι.

fly: P. and V. πέτεσθαι.

be agitated: P. and V. ταράσσεσθαι, ἐκπλήσσεσθαι, ἐπτοῆσθαι (perf. pass. πτοεῖν) (Plato), ἀναπτεροῦσθαι (Xen.); see agitate.

fluttered, adj.: use also V. πεπαλμένος.

she was fluttered: V. ἐξεπτοήθη (Eur., Cyclops 185).

palpitate, v.; P. and V. πηδᾶν, V. ὀρχεῖσθαι.

substantive

of wings: V. ῥιπή, ἡ.

agitation: P. ταραχή, ἡ, P. and V. ἔκπληξις, ἡ, V. ταραγμός, ὁ. τάραγμα, τό, ἀνακίνησις, ἡ.

be in a flutter: use be fluttered, v.