flauchter

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verb

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

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noun

variants or flaughter

"

plural -s

chiefly Scottish

: flickering

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Scots flocht flutter, bustle, excitement + English -er (frequentative suffix)

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