flafferv.
/ˈflafə/ northern dialect.
intransitive. To move with a rustling motion; to flutter. Also with out.
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the world > animals > by locomotion > locomotion of animals > [verb (intransitive)] > fly
flusha1300
soarc1384
fly1480
flitter1483
flit1535
fleck1567
flirt1582
wagtail1606
waft1682
to take to wing1693
flaffer17..
to take (its, etc.) wing1807
skirl1859
the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > motion in the air > move in the air [verb (intransitive)] > flutter
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flackerc1400
flitter1483
quitter1513
flack1567
fleck1567
flusker1660
flaffer17..
flit1700
skimmer1824
flutter1853
volitate1866
flurry1883
17.. Colin Clout in Aitken Scott. Song 189 Mony a birdie..Flaffered briskly roun about.
1863 J. P. Robson Songs Bards of Tyne 342 Oft fra its nest..It flaffer'd out at neets, man.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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