flittered; flittering; flitters
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Examples of flitter in a Sentence
Verb
the birds flittered back and forth between the backyard feeder and the safety of the trees
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Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Dec. 2024
The unexpected sight of the little orange carp flittering around in a glorified puddle was everywhere, a social-media must-post, a Walden surrounded by concrete at a corner known as the Bed-Stuy Aquarium.
—The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024
Where India Song’s Anna-Marie and her various colonial suitors move languidly and speechlessly through the chateau like ghosts, Jeanne Dielman is continually flittering between the chores of cooking, cleaning, and errand-running.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2024
These flittering finches are adaptable and have learned to live in cities, towns and farmland.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Apr. 2024
Western tanagers escort rafters downstream — yellow flashes flittering from juniper to juniper.
—Pete Zimowsky, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
Through its evolution, the term seems to flitter between abstract and concrete.
—Leo Kim, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2023
As Francis prayed before a statue of the Madonna, nearby wildfires turned the sky smoky black and sent ash flittering down on the crowd.
—Nicole Winfield, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2023
The audience’s fists pumped and their shouts filled the air as bright red lasers flittered across the arena.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 22 June 2023
Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2024
Only fountains, flitter sparklers and ground spinners are permitted.
—Austindedios, oregonlive, 4 July 2023
Shadows flitter across the water.
—Carson Vaughan, Outside Online, 27 Jan. 2020
Physics contains equations that describe everything from the stretching of space-time to the flitter of photons.
—Quanta Magazine, 16 Jan. 2018
More than 1,000 butterflies flitter among a natural-rock waterfall, palms, and even orchids.
—Patrick Sisson, Curbed, 12 June 2018
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Verb
My eyes gleefully flittered among the many gilded furnishings, opulent light fixtures, and damask wall treatments.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Dec. 2024
The unexpected sight of the little orange carp flittering around in a glorified puddle was everywhere, a social-media must-post, a Walden surrounded by concrete at a corner known as the Bed-Stuy Aquarium.
—The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024
Where India Song’s Anna-Marie and her various colonial suitors move languidly and speechlessly through the chateau like ghosts, Jeanne Dielman is continually flittering between the chores of cooking, cleaning, and errand-running.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2024
These flittering finches are adaptable and have learned to live in cities, towns and farmland.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Apr. 2024
Western tanagers escort rafters downstream — yellow flashes flittering from juniper to juniper.
—Pete Zimowsky, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
Through its evolution, the term seems to flitter between abstract and concrete.
—Leo Kim, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2023
As Francis prayed before a statue of the Madonna, nearby wildfires turned the sky smoky black and sent ash flittering down on the crowd.
—Nicole Winfield, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2023
The audience’s fists pumped and their shouts filled the air as bright red lasers flittered across the arena.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 22 June 2023
Noun
Still, before that vista can rightly command your attention, your eyes will first flitter among the many wonders inside—from the handsome vignettes of vintage and bespoke furnishings that fill every corner of the home to the eclectic artworks that cover the walls in dense, salon-style arrangements.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2024
Only fountains, flitter sparklers and ground spinners are permitted.
—Austindedios, oregonlive, 4 July 2023
Shadows flitter across the water.
—Carson Vaughan, Outside Online, 27 Jan. 2020
Physics contains equations that describe everything from the stretching of space-time to the flitter of photons.
—Quanta Magazine, 16 Jan. 2018
More than 1,000 butterflies flitter among a natural-rock waterfall, palms, and even orchids.
—Patrick Sisson, Curbed, 12 June 2018
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“Flitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flitter. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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