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Flither

Flither (verb)
/ˈflɪð.ər/

To lightly and intentionally glide fingers, brushes, or soft objects across the skin in a barely-there way that feels soothing, tingly, or euphoric. A cross between stroking and whispering, but for your nervous system.
Examples:
• “I like to flither my makeup brush along my jawline. It feels like petting my own soul.”
• “She flithered the kabuki brush across her cheekbone and physically ascended.”
• “He kept flithering his fingertips along my arm, and I got goosebumps every time.”
• “This moisturizer flithers into my skin like angel tears.”

Related Forms:
• flithers – “She flithers her collarbone every morning after serum.”
• flithered – “I flithered myself to sleep. No regrets.”
• flithering – “Just flithering through life one brushstroke at a time.”
by VeeTheLetter October 2, 2025
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Flithering

Verb (intransitive):

To move with an unpredictable blend of light, flutter-like motion and smooth, sinuous gliding; to appear as though caught between fluttering like a butterfly and sliding like a serpent.

Adjective:

Describing a manner of movement that is whimsically unpredictable and endearingly erratic, combining the qualities of fluttering and slithering.
Verb:

At the village fête, the children flithered between stalls, their movements both erratic and graceful.

Adjective:

Her flithering steps along the ancient cobblestones captivated everyone with their playful yet unsteady grace.
by dprjbhttchry April 15, 2025
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