Word Meanings - AFLUTTER - Book Publishers vocabulary database

In a flutter; agitated.

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• AGITATO
  Sung or played in a restless, hurried, and spasmodic manner.
• AGITATION
  1. The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being moved with violence, or with irregular action; commotion; as, the sea after a storm is in agitation. 2. A stirring up or arousing; disturbance of tranquillity; disturbance
• AGITATE
  1. To move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind agitates the sea; to agitate water in a vessel. "Winds . . . agitate the air." Cowper. 2. To move or actuate. Thomson. 3. To stir up; to disturb or excite; to perturb; as, he was greatly
• FLUTTER
  1. To vibrate or move quickly; as, a bird flutters its wings. 2. To drive in disorder; to throw into confusion. Like an eagle in a dovecote, I Fluttered your Volscians in Corioli. Shak.
• AGITATEDLY
  In an agitated manner.
• AGITATOR
  One of a body of men appointed by the army, in Cromwell's time, to look after their interests; -- called also adjutators. Clarendon. 3. An implement for shaking or mixing. (more info) 1. One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others; as,
• FLUTTERER
  One who, or that which, flutters.
• AGITATIVE
  Tending to agitate.
• FLUTTERINGLY
  In a fluttering manner.
• EFFLAGITATE
  To ask urgently. Cockeram.
• OVERAGITATE
  To agitate or discuss beyond what is expedient. Bp. Hall.
• SUBAGITATION
  Unlawful sexual intercourse.
• EXAGITATION
  Agitation. Bailey.
• FLAGITATION
  Importunity; urgent demand. Carlyle.
• OVERFLUTTER
  To flutter over.
• FLAGITATE
  To importune; to demand fiercely or with passion. Carcyle.
• EXAGITATE
  1. To stir up; to agitate. Arbuthnot. 2. To satirize; to censure severely. Hooker.
• AFLUTTER
  In a flutter; agitated.
• CIRCUMAGITATE
  To agitate on all sides. Jer. Taylor.