flutters

verb
UK /ˈflʌtəz/
US /ˈflʌtərz/

Moves quickly up and down or side to side like wings.

The butterfly flutters from flower to flower.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A quick, light movement.

She felt a flutter of excitement before the show.

3. A small bet or risk.

He had a flutter on the horse race.

4. An irregular heartbeat.

The doctor checked him for a heart flutter.