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flitter¹

  • /ˈflɪtɚ/ US
  • [ˈflɪɾɚ] US

Rhymes with -ɪtə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

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).

verb flitters · flittering · flittered

  1. To scatter in pieces.
  2. To move about rapidly and nimbly.
  3. To move quickly from one condition or location to another. How she remembered the gray-feathered titmouse flittering about as she stared unbelievingly at the grave of her sister and clung to Reese, then five years old.
  4. To flutter or quiver.

flitter²

  • /ˈflɪtɚ/ US
  • [ˈflɪɾɚ] US

Rhymes with -ɪtə(ɹ)

noun flitters

  1. A fluttering movement A waxing moon riding high in the sky and a flitter of bats about the rooftops, dipping and swerving as they gathered up the gnats that danced there in ephemeral clouds.
  2. A rag; a tatter; a small piece or fragment. Without a flitter of a blanket o'er me
  3. Any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genus Hyarotis.
  4. A small aircraft or spacecraft. Then all three went out to the flitter. A tiny speedster, really; a torpedo bearing stubby wings and the ludicrous tail-surfaces, the multifarious driving-, braking-, side-, top-, and under-jets so characteristic of the tricky, cranky, but ultra-maneuverable breed.
  5. A small perceptible feeling Hannah couldn't stop a flitter of panic at the thought.

flitter³

  • /ˈflɪtɚ/ US
  • [ˈflɪɾɚ] US

Rhymes with -ɪtə(ɹ)

noun flitters

  1. Caribbean, Southern US, archaic, pronunciation spelling Pronunciation spelling of fritter

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"flitter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/flitter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chicago

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@misc{flitter_2026,
  title = {flitter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flitter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}