flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver
(verb) move back and forth very rapidly; “the candle flickered”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
flitter (third-person singular simple present flitters, present participle flittering, simple past and past participle flittered)
To scatter in pieces.
To move about rapidly and nimbly.
To move quickly from one condition or location to another.
To flutter or quiver.
flitter (plural flitters)
A rag; a tatter; a small piece or fragment.
Any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genus Hyarotis.
(science fiction) A small aircraft or spacecraft.
Source: Wiktionary
Flit"ter, v. i.
Definition: To flutter. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Flit"ter, v. t.
Definition: To flutter; to move quickly; as, to flitter the cards. [R.] Lowell.
Flit"ter, n. Etym: [Cf. G. flitter spangle, tinsel, flittern to make a tremulous motion, to glitter. Cf. Flitter, v. i.]
Definition: A rag; a tatter; a small piece or fragment.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
