flitter

¹flit·ter

verb \ˈfli-tər\

Definition of FLITTER

intransitive verb

: flutter, flicker

Examples of FLITTER

1. <the birds flittered back and forth between the backyard feeder and the safety of the trees>

Origin of FLITTER

frequentative of flit

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to FLITTER

Synonyms: dance, dart, flick, flicker, flirt, flit, flutter, zip

Related Words: dash, fly, sail, shoot, speed, sprint, zing, zoom; scamper, scud, scurry, scuttle, skip, skitter; meander, ramble, roam, wander

Near Antonyms: float, hang, hover

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Rhymes with FLITTER

bitter, chitter, critter, fitter, fritter, glitter, hitter, jitter, knitter, litter, quitter, quittor, sitter, skitter, slitter, spitter, titter, twitter