Revoloteaban (en. Fluttered)

/re.βo.lo.te.a.βan/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
verb
The action of flying around a place lightly.
The butterflies fluttered around the garden.
Las mariposas revoloteaban por el jardín.
Movement that occurs from side to side in the air.
The birds were fluttering in the clear sky.
Los pájaros se revoloteaban en el cielo despejado.
Act of moving quickly as if playing.
The children fluttered with joy upon seeing the balloons.
Los niños revoloteaban de alegría al ver los globos.

Etymology

From the verb 'revolotear', which comes from the Latin 'revolutare'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

to flutter like a bird
To move lightly and quickly in the air.
revolotear como un pájaro
thoughts fluttered
Ideas that come and go rapidly.
revoloteaban los pensamientos

Related Words

to flutter
To move from side to side in the air.
revolotear
flapping
Wing movement.
aleteo

Slang Meanings

To be in constant and fast motion.
He was so excited that he fluttered throughout the house.
Estaba tan emocionado que revoloteaba por toda la casa.
Not to remain still in one place.
He is always fluttering back and forth at work.
Él siempre está revoloteando de un lado a otro en el trabajo.