flichter

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intransitive verb

flich·​ter

-tər

-ed/-ing/-s

1

chiefly Scottish : to fly clumsily or ineptly : flutter

2

Scottish : quiver, throb, palpitate

3

Scottish : flicker

flichter

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noun

"

plural -s

Scottish

: flicker

Word History

Etymology

Intransitive verb

Middle English (northern dialect) flichteren, from flicht, flight, noun + -eren (frequentative suffix)

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