CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FLAFFER
PRESENT
Present
I flaffer
you flaffer
he/she/it flaffers
we flaffer
you flaffer
they flaffer
Present continuous
I am flaffering
you are flaffering
he/she/it is flaffering
we are flaffering
you are flaffering
they are flaffering
Present perfect
I have flaffered
you have flaffered
he/she/it has flaffered
we have flaffered
you have flaffered
they have flaffered
Present perfect continuous
I have been flaffering
you have been flaffering
he/she/it has been flaffering
we have been flaffering
you have been flaffering
they have been flaffering
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I flaffered
you flaffered
he/she/it flaffered
we flaffered
you flaffered
they flaffered
Past continuous
I was flaffering
you were flaffering
he/she/it was flaffering
we were flaffering
you were flaffering
they were flaffering
Past perfect
I had flaffered
you had flaffered
he/she/it had flaffered
we had flaffered
you had flaffered
they had flaffered
Past perfect continuous
I had been flaffering
you had been flaffering
he/she/it had been flaffering
we had been flaffering
you had been flaffering
they had been flaffering
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will flaffer
you will flaffer
he/she/it will flaffer
we will flaffer
you will flaffer
they will flaffer
Future continuous
I will be flaffering
you will be flaffering
he/she/it will be flaffering
we will be flaffering
you will be flaffering
they will be flaffering
Future perfect
I will have flaffered
you will have flaffered
he/she/it will have flaffered
we will have flaffered
you will have flaffered
they will have flaffered
Future perfect continuous
I will have been flaffering
you will have been flaffering
he/she/it will have been flaffering
we will have been flaffering
you will have been flaffering
they will have been flaffering
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would flaffer
you would flaffer
he/she/it would flaffer
we would flaffer
you would flaffer
they would flaffer
Conditional continuous
I would be flaffering
you would be flaffering
he/she/it would be flaffering
we would be flaffering
you would be flaffering
they would be flaffering
Conditional perfect
I would have flaffer
you would have flaffer
he/she/it would have flaffer
we would have flaffer
you would have flaffer
they would have flaffer
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been flaffering
you would have been flaffering
he/she/it would have been flaffering
we would have been flaffering
you would have been flaffering
they would have been flaffering
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you flaffer
we let´s flaffer
you flaffer
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
flaffered
Present Participle
flaffering
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLAFFER»
Discover the use of
flaffer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
flaffer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Transactions of the Philological Society
Flaffer, given by Jamieson, has the same meanings. Fluffer, v.a. and n. (1) to
cause to flutter. (2) To shake with quick vibrations. (3) To flutter. (4) To move with
quick vibrations. (5) To palpitate, Flaffer has the same meanings, indicating a ...
Philological Society (Great Britain), 1866
2
A Dictionary of the Scottish Language
Synon. Fluf, q. v. Tennant's Card. Beaton. FLAFFER, a. The act of fluttering, S. To
FLAFFER, v. a. To flutter, S.B. Tarras. FLAFFERIE, adj. Light ; easily compressible
, Lanarks. Syn. with Flownie. FLAFFIN, s. l. The act of flapping, S. 2. A flake of ...
John Jamieson, John Johnstone, 1846
3
The dialect of Banffshire: with a glossary of words not in ...
Flaffer, given by Jamieson, has the same meanings. Fltjffer, v.a. and n. (1) to
cause to flutter. (2) To shake with quick vibrations. (3) To flutter. (4) To move with
quick vibrations. (5) To palpitate, Flaffer has the same meanings, indicating a ...
4
Totally Weird and Wonderful Words
flaffer OED seem to show that this word was used mostly about birds, but it seems
like a useful word for impractical dresses. . . . flagitation . . . flagitation [fla-ji-tay-
shuhn] the action of asking. flaffer [flaff-er] to rustle when moving, to flutter.
FLACKER, to flutter, to vibrate like the wings of a bird. Compare FLAFFER.
FLACKET, a flask. (Obs.) " A score jlacketts of stone and glass." — Inventory,
1577. FLAFF, to flutter ; same as flaffer. " Had yor skemy oot an' myek him fiaffhis
wings.
6
The Spy, a periodical paper of literary amusement and ...
But tell me bairn, how ye gat clear O' bloody death, and flaffer'd here. YOUNG
CRAW. How I gat clear, my dear mamma, Had I my breath, I'd tell ye a' ; Whate'er
it was assail'd our nest, Or death, or devil, man or beast, I canna say, but faes
they ...
7
The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar ...
rebels- were supposed to have been instigatcd by the intrigues C H a P.. of
cardinal Pole; and the King was instantly determined to make the countess of
Salisbury, who already lay under sentence '549- ' of death, flaffer for her son's
offences.
8
The Political State of Great Britain
... a Firestick at the said Windows : And further saith, That after the Sol-. diers had
broke the Windows, about theTown, the Major came by this Informant's House,
and said, God Damn the/e Jacobite Rdsrolt, m have made them flaffer for it now.
9
A Glossary of North Country Words, in use. From an original ...
Su.-Got. fleckra. Germ.flackern.— Flicker is used by Chaucer and Shakspeare.
FLAFFER, the same as FLACKER, FLECKER; which see. FLA", FLAw, a square
piece of turf, dried and used as fuel. Sax. fiean, to flay off Dan. flaae, to flay. FLAIK
...
John Trotter BROCKETT, 1829
10
Forty Sermons Upon Several Occasions
Anthony Tuckney Jonathan Tuckney. _ on Lux E. 21. 19. 579' out Saviour here
sheweth, is that which keepeth both himself and Soul in pqflctifliou. 3. The third
enquiry is, How Patience doth this? I answer twoways. r. As it's cntblcd to flaffer. 2
.
Anthony Tuckney, Jonathan Tuckney, 1676
