flitschen

German

Etymology

Variant of flitzen, which see.

Verb

flitschen (third-person singular simple present flitscht, past tense flitschte, past participle geflitscht, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (regional, including western Germany, transitive) to tighten something and let it shoot off
    jemanden mit den Fingern flitschen
    to flick one's fingers (usually the forefinger) against someone's skin (in order to hurt or alert them)
    ein Gummiband flitschen
    to flip or fire a rubber band
    Synonyms: schnippen, wegschnippen
  2. (regional, transitive) to skim; to throw or shoot closely over a surface
    Synonyms: springen lassen, titschen, flippen, schiefern (all but the first also regional)
  3. (regional, intransitive) to be shot or thrown in one of these ways

Usage notes

  • Auxiliary is haben in transitive and sein in intransitive use.

Conjugation

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