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Definition of Flutter kick
1. Noun. A swimming kick; the legs are moved rapidly up and down without bending the knees.
Generic synonyms: Swimming Kick
Definition of Flutter kick
1. Noun. (swimming) a kick technique in which the swimmer kicks the legs alternately up and down for propulsion. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Flutter Kick
Literary usage of Flutter kick
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Navy Seal Physical Fitness Guide edited by Patricia A. Deuster (1997)
"It also feels great to go fast. + Fin Fartlek: Do this set without a kickboard.
Kick one length with an easy flutter kick, ..."
2. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of Change (1992)
"... pull the diver across the top of the kelp as the diver's fins make a narrow
flutter kick to slide the body across the top of the floating kelp canopy. ..."
3. Revitalize Your Life: Improve Your Looks, Your Health & Your Sex Lifeby Jack Lalanne by Jack Lalanne (2003)
"As you become more proficient, make little fast movements like a flutter kick.
For those of you who are even more advanced, lift both legs together up and ..."
4. At Home in the Water: Swimming, Diving, Life Saving, Water Sports, Natatoriums by George Hebden Corsan (1914)
"In order to make the flutter kick, some move the spine so that the buttocks rise
and fall. This is a distinct error. ..."
5. Modern English Lessons by Huber Gray Buehler, Caroline Woodbridge Hotchkiss (1903)
"Make sentences, using the following words or groups of words as predicates: (i) (»)
flutter. kick. (3) is ringing. (4) (5) were playing. fly away home. ..."