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Added 9 October 2026

flitter

/ˈflɪtɚ/ verb

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about flitter at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Move back and forth very rapidly.
the candle flickered

Origin

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).

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