← BackshareGuessflyswat/ˈflaɪˌswɑt/verbTo hit or strike at a flying insect, especially a fly, with a quick motion.She flyswatted the fly that landed on the picnic table.The child playfully flyswatted at a butterfly, but missed.He tried to flyswat the mosquito buzzing around his ear.Synonymshitslapswatsmack