flit[verb]Synonyms: hurry, fleet, fly, hasten, run, rush, speed, tatter, whiz, zip, dance, flicker, flitter, flutter, hover, sail, sweep, wing
Related Words: dart,
float,
fly,
scud,
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flit /flɪt/
verb (
past tense and past participle flitted,
present participle flitting)
[intransitive always + adverb/preposition][
Date: 1100-1200;
Language: Old Norse;
Origin: flytja 'to carry around']
to move lightly or quickly and not stay in one place for very long:
Birds flitted about in the trees above them. She seemed to spend her life flitting from one country to another. His eyes flitted to his watch. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲