flinder

See also: flinders

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flɪndə/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Norwegian flindra.

Alternative forms

• flender (Scotland)

Noun

flinder (plural flinders)

1. A small piece or fragment; a thin slice; splinter

Etymology 2

From Middle English flindre. Compare Dutch vlinder.

Noun

flinder (plural flinders)

1. (obsolete or dialect) A butterfly.

Verb

flinder (third-person singular simple present flinders, present participle flindering, simple past and past participle flindered)

1. (intransitive) To flirt; run about in a fluttering manner

Anagrams

• frindle