fluting
- n a groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column)
- v form flutes in
flutter
- n the act of moving back and forth
- n abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block
- n a disorderly outburst or tumult
- n the motion made by flapping up and down
- v move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
- v move back and forth very rapidly
- v flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements
The seagulls fluttered overhead - v beat rapidly
- v wink briefly
flutter kick
- n a swimming kick; the legs are moved rapidly up and down without bending the knees
fluttering
- n the motion made by flapping up and down
- v move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
- v move back and forth very rapidly
- v flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements
- v beat rapidly
- v wink briefly
fluvastatin
- n least expensive statin drug (trade name Lescol); usually taken orally at bedtime