"beflutter" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: beflutters [present, singular, third-person], befluttering [participle, present], befluttered [participle, past], befluttered [past]
Etymology: From be- + flutter. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|flutter}} be- + flutter Head templates: {{en-verb}} beflutter (third-person singular simple present beflutters, present participle befluttering, simple past and past participle befluttered)
  1. (intransitive) To flutter around or about. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-beflutter-en-verb-PIxNgys8
  2. (transitive) To cause to flutter; fluster. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-beflutter-en-verb-xfJEWqHt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 38 62

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