flutteration

noun

flut·​ter·​a·​tion

ˌflətəˈrāshən

plural -s

: a state of confusion or disorderly movement

sometimes : sound resulting from a flutteration

heard the flutteration of the mob

Word History

Etymology

flutter entry 1 + -ation

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