flutter kick
noun
a swimming kick in which the legs make rapid alternate up-and-down movements while the knees remain rigid, as in the crawl.
Origin of flutter kick
First recorded in 1930–35
Words nearby flutter kick
fluter,
flutey,
fluting,
flutist,
flutter,
flutter kick,
flutter mill,
flutter wheel,
flutter-fibrillation,
flutterboard,
fluttery
British Dictionary definitions for flutter kick
flutter kick
noun
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