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flit·ter
(flĭt′ər)intr.v. flit·tered, flit·ter·ing, flit·ters
To flutter.
[Frequentative of flit.]
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flitter
(ˈflɪtə)vb
a less common word for flutter
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flit•ter1
(ˈflɪt ər)v.i., v.t.
[1535–45]
flit•ter2
(ˈflɪt ər)n.
a person or thing that flits.
[1550–60]
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flitter
Past participle: flittered
Gerund: flittering
| Imperative |
|---|
| flitter |
| flitter |
| Present |
|---|
| I flitter |
| you flitter |
| he/she/it flitters |
| we flitter |
| you flitter |
| they flitter |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I flittered |
| you flittered |
| he/she/it flittered |
| we flittered |
| you flittered |
| they flittered |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am flittering |
| you are flittering |
| he/she/it is flittering |
| we are flittering |
| you are flittering |
| they are flittering |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have flittered |
| you have flittered |
| he/she/it has flittered |
| we have flittered |
| you have flittered |
| they have flittered |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was flittering |
| you were flittering |
| he/she/it was flittering |
| we were flittering |
| you were flittering |
| they were flittering |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had flittered |
| you had flittered |
| he/she/it had flittered |
| we had flittered |
| you had flittered |
| they had flittered |
| Future |
|---|
| I will flitter |
| you will flitter |
| he/she/it will flitter |
| we will flitter |
| you will flitter |
| they will flitter |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have flittered |
| you will have flittered |
| he/she/it will have flittered |
| we will have flittered |
| you will have flittered |
| they will have flittered |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be flittering |
| you will be flittering |
| he/she/it will be flittering |
| we will be flittering |
| you will be flittering |
| they will be flittering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been flittering |
| you have been flittering |
| he/she/it has been flittering |
| we have been flittering |
| you have been flittering |
| they have been flittering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been flittering |
| you will have been flittering |
| he/she/it will have been flittering |
| we will have been flittering |
| you will have been flittering |
| they will have been flittering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been flittering |
| you had been flittering |
| he/she/it had been flittering |
| we had been flittering |
| you had been flittering |
| they had been flittering |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would flitter |
| you would flitter |
| he/she/it would flitter |
| we would flitter |
| you would flitter |
| they would flitter |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have flittered |
| you would have flittered |
| he/she/it would have flittered |
| we would have flittered |
| you would have flittered |
| they would have flittered |
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Verb 1. flitter - move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"
move back and forth - move in one direction and then into the opposite direction
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