Flisk

//flɪsk// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A caper; a spring; a whim. Scotland, obsolete
  2. 2
    A comb with large teeth.
Verb
  1. 1
    To frisk; to skip; to caper; to move quickly or restlessly. Northern-England, Scotland

    "flit away the he flisking flies."

  2. 2
    To flick or sprinkle (with or as if with water). Northern-England, Scotland

    "'The wind got up east, and sent us a flisking rain.' Marianne Spry.—1888. S. B. G. To flisk is to sprinkle with fine spray; […]"

Synonyms

All synonyms
capricciofancyfreakvagarywhim

Example

More examples

"flit away the he flisking flies."

More for "flisk"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.