Meaning & use

Flitter

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To move quickly and lightly, especially fluttering from place to place.

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Butterflies flitter from flower to flower in the summer garden.

Her attention seemed to flitter between the meeting and her phone.

A note on using this word

"Flitter" is a frequentative form of "flit," a pattern that suggests a repeated, light action, similar to how "glitter" relates to "glit."

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