flutter the dovecotes

A form of flutter the dovecote — To create a disturbance, usually within a group of people who are generally placid and unexcited.

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Meanings

verbflutter the dovecotes (third-person singular simple present flutters the dovecotes, present participle fluttering the dovecotes, simple past and past participle fluttered the dovecotes)

present singular third person flutters the dovecotes · participle present fluttering the dovecotes · participle past fluttered the dovecotes · past fluttered the dovecotes

  1. alternativeAlternative form of flutter the dovecote.
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APA

flutter the dovecotes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flutter%20the%20dovecotes

MLA

“flutter the dovecotes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flutter%20the%20dovecotes. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flutter the dovecotes,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flutter%20the%20dovecotes.

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