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flittered

flittered is the simple past and past participle of flitter.

Meaning of flitter

Verb

flitter (third-person singular simple present flitters, present participle flittering, simple past and past participle flittered)

  1. To scatter in pieces.
  2. To move about rapidly and nimbly.
  3. To move quickly from one condition or location to another.
    • How she remembered the gray-feathered titmouse flittering about as she stared unbelievingly at the grave of her sister and clung to Reese, then five years old.2003, Rudy Gray, D'n'd, iUniverse, page 41
  4. To flutter or quiver.

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Questions about flittered

What is flittered the simple past and past participle of?
Flittered is the simple past and past participle of flitter.

Words near flittered in the dictionary

  1. flitter
  2. flitter-mice
  3. flitter-mouse
  4. flitterbat
  5. flitterbats
  6. flittered
  7. flittering
  8. flitterings
  9. flitterjigs
  10. flittermice
  11. flittermouse

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