flinder /flɪndə/noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •A small piece or fragment; a thin slice; splinter“It’s to swear to stand by one another, and never tell the gang’s secrets, even if you’re chopped all to flinders, and kill anybody and all his family that hurts one of the gang.” — 1876 •(dialect, no longer used) A butterfly or moth. verb1 •To flirt; run about in a fluttering manner formsflindered · flindering · flinders