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FLITTER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Move back and forth very rapidly

Example:

the candle flickered

Synonyms:

flicker; flitter; flutter; quiver; waver

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "flitter" is one way to...):

move back and forth (move in one direction and then into the opposite direction)

Sentence frame:

Something is ----ing PP

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