To flutter for a short period of time.
Jenny's pulse took a flutter at the word 'newspaper' now knowing that she was guilty.
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(UK, Canada) To place a small bet.
“Now, that's a good question, and I'm glad to answer it,” Potter said. “The fact is that it occurred to me there might be a pigeon somewhere round here that was thinking of taking a flutter.
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(UK, Canada) To support a risky option.
Hughes takes a flutter on the nearest six, nickel bets on thirty-one to thirty-six.
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