"flutter in the dovecote" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌflʌtə ɪn‿ðə ˈdʌvkɒt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌflʌtɚ ɪn‿ðə ˈdʌvkɑt/ [General-American], [-ɾɚ-] [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-flutter in the dovecote.wav
Etymology: Probably from flutter the dovecote, possibly from Coriolanus (written c. 1608–1609; published 1623) by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564–1616), Act V, scene vi (spelling modernized): “[L]ike an eagle in a dovecote, I / Fluttered your Volcians in Corioles.” Etymology templates: {{circa2|1608–1609|short=1}} c. 1608–1609, {{nb...|Published According to the True Originall Copies.}} […], {{circa2|1608–1609|short=1}} c. 1608–1609, {{sic|Flutter’d}} ^([sic – meaning Flutter’d]) Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} flutter in the dovecote
  1. (idiomatic) A disturbance, usually one caused within a group of people who are generally placid and unexcited. Wikipedia link: Coriolanus, William Shakespeare Tags: idiomatic Related terms: flutter the dovecot, flutter the dovecote, flutter the dovecotes, put the cat among the pigeons, kerfuffle Translations (disturbance, usually one caused within a group of people who are generally placid and unexcited — see also disturbance): opwinding [feminine] (Dutch), переполо́х в курятнике (perepolóx v kurjatnike) [masculine] (Russian)
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