flitter


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flit·ter

 (flĭt′ər)
intr.v. flit·tered, flit·ter·ing, flit·ters
To flutter.

[Frequentative of flit.]
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flitter

(ˈflɪtə)
vb
a less common word for flutter
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

flit•ter1

(ˈflɪt ər)

v.i., v.t.
[1535–45]

flit•ter2

(ˈflɪt ər)

n.
a person or thing that flits.
[1550–60]
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flitter


Past participle: flittered
Gerund: flittering

Imperative
flitter
flitter
Present
I flitter
you flitter
he/she/it flitters
we flitter
you flitter
they flitter
Preterite
I flittered
you flittered
he/she/it flittered
we flittered
you flittered
they flittered
Present Continuous
I am flittering
you are flittering
he/she/it is flittering
we are flittering
you are flittering
they are flittering
Present Perfect
I have flittered
you have flittered
he/she/it has flittered
we have flittered
you have flittered
they have flittered
Past Continuous
I was flittering
you were flittering
he/she/it was flittering
we were flittering
you were flittering
they were flittering
Past Perfect
I had flittered
you had flittered
he/she/it had flittered
we had flittered
you had flittered
they had flittered
Future
I will flitter
you will flitter
he/she/it will flitter
we will flitter
you will flitter
they will flitter
Future Perfect
I will have flittered
you will have flittered
he/she/it will have flittered
we will have flittered
you will have flittered
they will have flittered
Future Continuous
I will be flittering
you will be flittering
he/she/it will be flittering
we will be flittering
you will be flittering
they will be flittering
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been flittering
you have been flittering
he/she/it has been flittering
we have been flittering
you have been flittering
they have been flittering
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been flittering
you will have been flittering
he/she/it will have been flittering
we will have been flittering
you will have been flittering
they will have been flittering
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been flittering
you had been flittering
he/she/it had been flittering
we had been flittering
you had been flittering
they had been flittering
Conditional
I would flitter
you would flitter
he/she/it would flitter
we would flitter
you would flitter
they would flitter
Past Conditional
I would have flittered
you would have flittered
he/she/it would have flittered
we would have flittered
you would have flittered
they would have flittered
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.flitter - move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"
move back and forth - move in one direction and then into the opposite direction
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flitter

verb
1. To move (one's arms or wings, for example) up and down:
2. To move quickly, lightly, and irregularly like a bird in flight:
3. To move through the air with or as if with wings:
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