swatter

A noun referring to a tool consisting of a flat mesh or plastic head attached to a long handle, used for killing insects.

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1. Insect-killing tool A2 formal

   A device with a flat, often mesh or plastic head attached to a long handle, used to kill flies and other insects.

   • He grabbed the fly swatter to kill the mosquito.
   • She keeps a swatter in the kitchen for summer bugs.
   • The plastic swatter is easy to clean after use.

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   المرادفات: flyswatter

• swatters plural form
• swatters' possessive plural form
• swatter's possessive singular form

An obsolete verb meaning to splash or scatter about, or to wander aimlessly; no longer in common use.

• 🌐فعل قديم يعني رشّ السائل أو نثره أو تناثره، أو التجوّل والتسكّع بلا هدف؛ لم يعد مستخدمًا في الكلام اليومي.

1. Splash and flutter C1 informal

   To splash and flutter about in or as if in water, often with a flapping or thrashing motion.

   • The duck swattered in the pond, sending ripples across the surface.
   • Children swattered happily in the shallow end of the pool.
   • The fish swattered on the deck after being caught.

   🌐يرفرف ويخبط في الماء

   المرادفات: flailfloundersplashthrash

• swattered past participle
• swattered past simple
• swattering present participle
• swatters third person singular