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Meaning of "flutter kick" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FLUTTER KICK

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLUTTER KICK

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Flutter kick is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FLUTTER KICK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of flutter kick in the English dictionary

The definition of flutter kick in the dictionary is a type of kick used in certain swimming strokes, such as the crawl, in which the legs are held straight and alternately moved up and down rapidly in the water.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLUTTER KICK

flustration
flute
fluted
flutemouth
fluter
flutey
flutina
fluting
flutist
flutter
flutter tonguing
flutterboard
flutterer
flutteringly
fluttery
fluty
fluvial
fluvialist
fluviatic
fluviatile

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLUTTER KICK

bicycle kick
corner kick
drop kick
drop-kick
fly kick
free kick
frog kick
goal kick
kick
miskick
outkick
penalty kick
place kick
place-kick
running kick
scissors kick
sidekick
spot kick
stab kick
topkick

Synonyms and antonyms of flutter kick in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «flutter kick» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLUTTER KICK

Find out the translation of flutter kick to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flutter kick from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flutter kick» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

扑点球
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

patada agitada
570 millions of speakers

English

flutter kick
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्पंदन लात
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ركلة الرفرفة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

флаттера удар
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pernada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফাটল লাঠি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

battre des pieds
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tendangan bergetar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wechselschlag
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フラッターキック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

플러터 킥
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tendangan bengkak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đá rung
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஃப்ளட்டர் கிக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फूस लावणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çarpıntı tekme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

calcio svolazzano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Bramkarz trzepotanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

флатера удар
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lovitură flutter
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πτερυγισμό λάκτισμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fladder kick
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fladder spark
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flagre spark
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flutter kick

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLUTTER KICK»

The term «flutter kick» is normally little used and occupies the 138.482 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLUTTER KICK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flutter kick

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLUTTER KICK»

Discover the use of flutter kick in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flutter kick and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Swimming Fastest
Therefore, the primary purpose of the second half of the downbeat of the front crawl flutter kick and the corresponding phase of the upbeat of the back crawl flutter kick is probably to stabilize the hips at the surface in order to maintain good  ...
Ernest W. Maglischo, 2003
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Swimming Anatomy
For discussion purposes, the muscle recruitment patterns of the freestyle and backstroke flutter kick are described jointly ... propulsive portion of the flutter kick begins with the torso and core-stabilizing musculature acting as the foundation on ...
Ian McLeod
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Dave Scott's Triathlon Training
ANKLE STRENGTH AND FLEXIBILITY FOR A BETTER FLUTTER KICK TYPES OF FLUTTER KICKS A "FEEL" FOR THE WATER: KINESTHETIC. Have you ever grabbed a kickboard and found that no matter how much force you used in ...
Dave Scott, 1986
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Coaching Swimming Successfully
Backstroke flutter kick is also very important to backstroke success. It maintains surface speed and good body position, and it keeps drag to a minimum. When using the back flutter kick, the swimmer actually rolls from side to side due to good ...
Dick Hannula, 2003
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Masters Swimming: A Manual
Freestyle uses the flutter kick, an alternating kick that is unique to humans. While flutter kick can be extremely powerful, it also uses a disproportionate amount of the available energy a swimmer has, in light of how much forward motion it ...
Blythe Lucero, Cornelia Bleul-Gohlke, 2006
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Fitness Swimming
Until now, all of our discussion on kicking while swimming has been about six- beat kicking — three kicks per stroke, in which one kick rotates your body as you take a stroke and two flutter-kick beats follow; another kick rotates you back as you ...
Emmett Hines
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Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation: A Sport-specific Approach
The arm then continues laterally to clear the body and finishes the sweeping motion to enter the recovery phase again. While swimming freestyle, the athlete performs a flutter kick. The knees flex and extend and the feet move quickly back and ...
Ralph M. Buschbacher, Nathan D. Prahlow, Shashank J. Dave, 2008
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Principles of Biomechanics
The flutter kick was then studied. In this kick (probably the most common kick stroke), the swimmer is prone (face down) and the legs are alternately kicked up and down as represented in Figure 15.17. With our finite-segment model, we can  ...
Ronald Huston, 2008
9
Triathlon 101
When you can't extend your Superman glide farther, add a flutter kick—but with a difference. You'll focus more on streamlining your legs than kicking them. Start from Superman glide, as described previously, with a focus on getting your legs to ...
John Mora, 2009
10
Conditioning to the Core:
windShiEld. wiPEr. □ witH FlUtter kick Straight-arm Plank. a b Modifications 1. The start position and action are the same as described for the Windshield Wiper with the addition of a flutter kick throughout the exercise. A flutter kick is a ...
Brittenham, Greg , Taylor, Daniel, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLUTTER KICK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flutter kick is used in the context of the following news items.
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Get cool at the Port Townsend pool with free swim July 12
Sarah Winslow helps students practice streamline position and flutter kick. Port Townsend is joining the international effort to set the record for ... «Port Townsend Leader, Jul 15»
2
6 steps to a better swim streamline
... 5: Push off in a straight line toward the other side of the pool. Step 6: When you start to slow down, flutter kick and start to take your first stroke. «Triathlete Europe, Jun 15»
3
D.C. public charter school requires students to learn to swim
As for the students, they use phrases now like "flutter kick," a favorite. Bobby Broome, the school's aquatics director, said most students didn't ... «WJLA, May 15»
4
Core Stability Swim Drills for Triathlon and Open Water
For an added challenge or as a complement to a different set, try treading water (preferably with flutter kick) for 30 seconds away from the wall ... «U.S. Masters Swimming, May 15»
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Try the Freestyle Kick Butterfly Drill - Video Feature
The flutter kick butterfly drill helps a swimmer recognize how important the second dolphin kick during the recovery in butterfly really is. «SwimSwam, May 15»
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Leverage Your Legs
With flutter kick, your legs can only create propulsion through up and down motions, which creates thrust by deflecting the water off your feet. «U.S. Masters Swimming, Apr 15»
7
What Do You Miss About Being Pregnant?
"It seemed like whenever I was having a rough moment during my day, my daughter would give me a little flutter kick. It was my reminder that ... «BlogHer, Mar 15»
8
Clarksville man, woman charged with aggravated child abuse
... bruises on the boy's face, and the child said his “daddy,” Bowen, did it because he let his feet touch the floor while doing flutter kick exercises. «Clarksville Leaf Chronicle, Mar 15»
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A note to Iran and deus ex machina
... it was unusually foggy that evening, he didn't seem like a member of the axis of evil so much as a guy who needed pointers on his flutter kick. «The Denver Post, Mar 15»
10
3 Common Training Roadblocks and How to Swim Through Them
To emphasizing the upkick in your flutter kick. Doing these things may seem like tiny wins, so small that they are nearly inconsequential, but that ... «SwimSwam, Mar 15»

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