flitter.
To scatter in pieces.
Meaning & usage
To scatter in pieces.
To move about rapidly and nimbly.
To move quickly from one condition or location to another.
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).
A fluttering movement
A rag; a tatter; a small piece or fragment.
Any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genus Hyarotis.
A small aircraft or spacecraft.
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.
Pronunciation spelling of fritter.
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