flutist

n. [ Cf. F. flûtiste. ] A performer on the flute; a flautist. Busby. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To move with quick vibrations or undulations; as, a sail flutters in the wind; a fluttering fan. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To move about briskly, irregularly, or with great bustle and show, without much result. [ 1913 Webster ]

No rag, no scrap, of all the beau, or wit,
That once so fluttered, and that once so writ. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To be in agitation; to move irregularly; to flucttuate; to be uncertainty. [ 1913 Webster ]

Long we fluttered on the wings of doubtful success. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

His thoughts are very fluttering and wandering. I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]