Meaning

4 senses

  1. To scatter in pieces.

  2. To move about rapidly and nimbly.

    move back and forth very rapidly

  3. To move quickly from one condition or location to another.

  4. To flutter or quiver.

Origin

From Middle English flytteren, frequentative form of flitten, flytten, flütten, possibly f

From Middle English flytteren, frequentative form of flitten, flytten, flütten, possibly from Old Norse flytja (“to carry about, convey”), equivalent to flit + -er (frequentative suffix).

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Forms

flitters, flittering, flittered, flittered
Base formflitter · to flitter
3rd person singularflitters
Present participleflittering
Past simpleflittered
Past participleflittered

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyflitter
he, she, itflitters

Past simpleLesson

all personsflittered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave flittered
he, she, ithas flittered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill flitter

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Derivedflittermouseflittery

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
flirtyflitC2floatB1flockB1
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