Synonyms for flitter

Most common

twinkle · flicker · quiver · waver

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To scatter in pieces.

Forms

Past participle

flittered
e.g. flittered → flickered, fluttered, quivered, wavered…

Example sentences

• twinkle The plane disappeared in the twinkle of an eye.
• flicker I noticed a flicker of hesitation in their eyes.
• quiver From tears to a kiss, there is naught but a quiver!
• waver We will also not waver in our values and our principles as a nation.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

waver²

6 letters

quiver²

7 letters

twinkle², flicker², flutter²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (waver² = 2 syllables).