flitter

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verb

flit·​ter ˈfli-tər How to pronounce flitter (audio)
flittered; flittering; flitters
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intransitive verb

: flutter, flicker

flitter

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noun

: one that flits

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Examples of flitter in a Sentence

Verb the birds flittered back and forth between the backyard feeder and the safety of the trees
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Verb
His neuroses flitter around him like fireflies. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 24 Oct. 2025 There might be a butterfly flittering about barren aspen trunks. — Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
The way the chord just flitters and reverbs alongside the flipping of the Apple colors … sigh. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025 Physics contains equations that describe everything from the stretching of space-time to the flitter of photons. — Quanta Magazine, 16 Jan. 2018 See All Example Sentences for flitter

Word History

Etymology

Verb

frequentative of flit

First Known Use

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1554, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of flitter was in the 15th century

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“Flitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flitter. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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