flauchter
1 of 2verb
flauch·ter
variants or flaughter
ˈflȯḵər,
-lȧk-
-ed/-ing/-s
intransitive verb
chiefly Scottish : flutter, flicker
the candle flauchters in the draft
transitive verb
chiefly Scottish : excite, fluster
a little whiskey had flauchtered him
flauchter
2 of 2noun
variants or flaughter
"
plural -s
chiefly Scottish
: flickering
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Scots flocht flutter, bustle, excitement + English -er (frequentative suffix)