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forflutter

forflutter verb: to disorder; discompose.

Verb

forflutter (third-person singular simple present forflutters, present participle forfluttering, simple past and past participle forfluttered)

  1. (UK, dialectal, transitive) To disorder; discompose.
  2. (UK, dialectal, transitive) To agitate.

Noun

forflutter (uncountable)

  1. (UK, dialectal) A state of confusion or agitation.

Forms of forflutter

third-person singular presentforflutters
present participleforfluttering
past participleforfluttered
pastforfluttered
alternative formforfluther
alternative formfairflutter

Origin of forflutter

From for- + flutter.

Questions about forflutter

What does forflutter mean?
Forflutter means to disorder; discompose.
What part of speech is forflutter?
Forflutter can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of forflutter?
The past tense of forflutter is forfluttered.

Words near forflutter in the dictionary

  1. forficulate
  2. forficulid
  3. forficulids
  4. forfid
  5. forfight
  6. forflutter
  7. forg
  8. forgab
  9. forgainst
  10. Forgan
  11. Forgandenny

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