Associations to the word «Flittering»

Wiktionary

FLITTER, verb. To scatter in pieces
FLITTER, verb. To move about rapidly and nimbly
FLITTER, verb. To move quickly from one condition or location to another
FLITTER, verb. To flutter or quiver
FLITTER, noun. A rag; a tatter; a small piece or fragment.
FLITTER, noun. (science fiction) A small aircraft or spacecraft.

Dictionary definition

FLITTER, verb. Move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered".

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky