flitter

ˈflɪtər

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Definition of flitter - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

movement

Rare

quick and light movement

Rare

There was a flitter in the bushes.

flicker

flutter

nature

TECH.

type of butterfly in the genus Hyarotis

TECH.

I spotted a flitter resting on the flower.

butterfly

science fiction

Rare

small aircraft or spacecraft in sci-fi

Rare

The flitter zoomed across the alien sky.

craft

shuttle

Verb

quick movement

intr.

Rare

move rapidly and nimbly

intr.

Rare

The butterfly flittered from flower to flower.

dart

flicker

gentle movement

intr.

Rare

flutter or quiver lightly

intr.

Rare

The leaves flittered in the breeze.

flicker

flutter

quiver

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type of butterfly in the genus Hyarotis
small aircraft or spacecraft in sci-fi

Origin of flitter

English, flit (to move quickly)

Examples of flitter in a sentence

The flitter of leaves signaled the arrival of autumn.
A flitter danced through the garden.
The flitter's wings shimmered in the sunlight.
The flitter landed softly on the moon's surface.
Pilots trained to maneuver the flitter in space.
Leaves flittered in the autumn breeze.

Sparrows flittered across the open field.
Butterflies flittered around the garden.
The curtains flittered as the window opened.
Don't flitter your money on useless gadgets.
She would flitter her time on social media.
Leaves flittered down from the trees.
The confetti flittered in the air after the celebration.

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French:mouvement léger, voltiger, ...
German:Flattern, flattern, ...
Italian:movimento leggero, svolazzare, ...
Spanish:revoloteo, revolotear, ...
Portuguese:movimento ligeiro, esvoaçar, ...
Chinese:轻微动作, 飞来飞去, ...
Japanese:かすかな動き, ひらひらと飛ぶ, ...
Arabic:رفرفة, رَفْرَفَ, ...
Hebrew:תְּנוּעָה קַלָּה, לְרַפְרֵף, ...
Russian:шевеление, порхать, ...
Ukrainian:шурхіт, пурхати, ...
Hindi:फुर्ती, फुदकना, ...
Bengali:ঝলক, উড়ে বেড়ানো, ...
Catalan:moviment ràpid, voleiar, ...
Czech:záchvěv, poletovat, ...
Danish:flakken, flakse, ...
Dutch:fladdering, fladderen, ...
Greek:κίνηση, πεταρίζω, ...
Hungarian:rebbenés, röpködni, ...
Khmer:ចលនារហ័សស្រាល, ហើររវិចរវល់, ...
Korean:빠른 움직임, 훨훨 날다, ...
Persian:حرکت سریع, پرواز کرد, ...
Polish:ruch, przemykać, ...
Portuguese (BR):movimento rápido, voar rapidamente, ...
Romanian:foșnire, a zbura, ...
Swedish:rörelse, fladdra, ...
Thai:การเคลื่อนไหวที่รวดเร็วและเบา, บินร่อน, ...
Turkish:hafif hareket, uçuşmak, ...
Vietnamese:chuyển động nhẹ, bay lượn, ...

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