swatter

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

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das ein Gerät bezeichnet, bestehend aus einem flachen Netz oder Kunststoffkopf an einem langen Stiel, das zum Töten von Insekten verwendet wird.

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.

   🇩🇪Fliegenklatsche

   Synonyme: 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.

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes Verb mit der Bedeutung, Flüssigkeit zu verspritzen oder zu verstreuen, oder ziellos umherzustreifen; in der Alltagssprache nicht mehr gebräuchlich.

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.

   🇩🇪Platschen und Flattern

   Synonyme: flailfloundersplashthrash

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