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flit⋅ter

1  [flit-er]
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–verb (used without object), verb (used with object)
to flutter.
Origin:
1535–45; flit + -er 6

flit⋅ter

2  [flit-er]
–noun
a person or thing that flits.
Origin:
1535–45; flit + -er 1

flit⋅ter

3  [flit-er]
–noun
fine metallic fragments, esp. as used for ornamentation.
Origin:
1840–50; < G

flit⋅ter

4  [flit-er]
–noun Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.
a fritter or pancake.
Origin:
appar. by dissimilation from fritter 2
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flit   (flĭt)   
intr.v.   flit·ted, flit·ting, flits
  1. To move about rapidly and nimbly.
  2. To move quickly from one condition or location to another.
n.  
  1. A fluttering or darting movement.
  2. Informal An empty-headed, silly, often erratic person.

[Middle English flitten, from Old Norse flytja, to carry about, convey; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.]
flit'ter n.
flit·ter   (flĭt'ər)   
intr.v.   flit·tered, flit·ter·ing, flit·ters
To flutter.

[Frequentative of flit.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Flitter

Flit"ter\, v. i. To flutter. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

Flitter

Flit"ter\, v. t. To flutter; to move quickly; as, to flitter the cards. [R.] --Lowell.

Flitter

Flit"ter\, n. [Cf. G. flitter spangle, tinsel, flittern to make a tremulous motion, to glitter. Cf. Flitter, v. i.] A rag; a tatter; a small piece or fragment.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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