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flitter.

To scatter in pieces.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈflɪtɚ/US[ˈflɪɾɚ]US
  1. To scatter in pieces.

  2. To move about rapidly and nimbly.

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

  4. To flutter or quiver.

Where this word 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).

noun/ˈflɪtɚ/US[ˈflɪɾɚ]US
  1. A fluttering movement

  2. A rag; a tatter; a small piece or fragment.

  3. Any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genus Hyarotis.

  4. A small aircraft or spacecraft.

  5. A small perceptible feeling

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English flit Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English flitter From flit + -er.

noun/ˈflɪtɚ/US[ˈflɪɾɚ]US
  1. Pronunciation spelling of fritter.

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