Flitter — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

move back and forth very rapidly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/flˈɪɾɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/flˈɪtə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/flˈɪtə/

2 syllables Say it as /flˈɪɾɚ/.

Examples

the candle flickered

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

flutter waver flicker quiver

Parts of Speech

verb	move back and forth very rapidly “the candle flickered”

Word Forms

flicker	noun	the act of moving back and forth
waver	noun	the act of moving back and forth
flutter	noun	the act of moving back and forth
fluttering	noun	the motion made by flapping up and down

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

papillonner

aller et venir très rapidement

🇪🇸Spanish

rareza

moverse hacia adelante y hacia atrás muy rápidamente

🇮🇹Italian

svolazzare

muoversi avanti e indietro molto rapidamente

🇳🇱Dutch

fladderen

heel snel heen en weer bewegen

🇵🇹Portuguese

esvoaçar

mover-se para frente e para trás muito rapidamente

🇷🇺Russian

порхать

двигаться вперед и назад очень быстро

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फड़फड़ाना

बहुत तेजी से आगे-पीछे करें

🇧🇩Bengali

ফ্লিটার

খুব দ্রুত এগিয়ে এবং পিছনে সরানো

🇮🇳Tamil

படபடக்க

மிக வேகமாக முன்னும் பின்னுமாக நகரும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆడు

చాలా వేగంగా ముందుకు వెనుకకు కదులుతాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

फ्लिटर

खूप वेगाने पुढे आणि मागे जा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફ્લિટર

ખૂબ જ ઝડપથી આગળ અને પાછળ ખસેડો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚೆಲ್ಲಾಟ

ಬಹಳ ವೇಗವಾಗಿ ಹಿಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ಮುಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಸರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫ്ലറ്റർ

വളരെ വേഗത്തിൽ അങ്ങോട്ടും ഇങ്ങോട്ടും നീങ്ങുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਲਿਟਰ

ਬਹੁਤ ਤੇਜ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ ਅੱਗੇ ਅਤੇ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਜਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

چھڑکاؤ

بہت تیزی سے آگے پیچھے بڑھیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

扑腾

非常快速地来回移动

🇯🇵Japanese

ちらつく

非常に速く前後に動く

🇰🇷Korean

훨훨 날게 하다

아주 빠르게 앞뒤로 움직인다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tán tỉnh

di chuyển qua lại rất nhanh

🇹🇭Thai

สะพรึง

เคลื่อนตัวไปมาอย่างรวดเร็วมาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

berkedip

bergerak maju mundur dengan sangat cepat

🇵🇭Filipino

lumipad

ilipat pabalik-balik nang napakabilis

🇲🇾Malay

melayang

bergerak ke sana ke mari dengan sangat pantas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رفرفة

التحرك ذهابا وإيابا بسرعة كبيرة

🇮🇷Persian

بال زدن

خیلی سریع به جلو و عقب حرکت کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

uçuşmak

çok hızlı bir şekilde ileri geri hareket etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לנפנף

לנוע קדימה ואחורה במהירות רבה

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