as in to dart
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
bargain hunters at the flea market flitted from table to table like hummingbirds in a garden
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Recent Examples of flit
Bieber’s catalogue is searching and uneven, flitting between glossy renditions of trap-pop, mid-tempo R. & B., eighties new wave, campfire Christian sing-alongs, Afrobeat, and dancehall, his slick, supple voice skimming the surface of these styles while never committing to any of them.
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Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 16 July 2025
Some folks are social butterflies, flitting from conversation to conversation like they were born to mingle.
—Jj Rosen, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The aim is to get him regular minutes rather than flit in and out of the team.
—David Ornstein, New York Times, 22 July 2025
Conspiracy and misinformation flit around Eddington like horse flies.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 July 2025
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Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 16 July 2025
Some folks are social butterflies, flitting from conversation to conversation like they were born to mingle.
—Jj Rosen, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The aim is to get him regular minutes rather than flit in and out of the team.
—David Ornstein, New York Times, 22 July 2025
Conspiracy and misinformation flit around Eddington like horse flies.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flit
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Lawrence Dow darts all over the Metroplex as a jack-of-all-trades, and Darren Lauber helps Charles manage the firehose of high school sports stories, results and stats.—
Jim Barnes
August 22,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Aug. 2025
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The animal quickly runs out into the yard as the girl darts back to the front door.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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Even during the hug and kiss scenes, the staff told me their hearts fluttered watching them.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Numerous colorful flags with religious phrases and the name of Imam Hussein in Arabic fluttered among the crowd as families walked together, young and old, most dressed in black as a symbol of mourning, some pushing strollers and wagons with their children.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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The reel featured the celebrity family dancing with locals, watching the exciting horse race, and taking in a huge fireworks display.—
Clare Fisher,
People.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Recurring scenes of children dancing cue to the inner child that Jacobs, and too many other Black men, lose to the streets.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
18 Aug. 2025
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Executing the heists: 'special ops tactical team' On Feb. 1, 2023, five Chilean nationals flew from the Los Angeles airport to the Detroit area.—
Bebe Hodges,
The Enquirer,
25 Aug. 2025
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In June, my children and I flew from Singapore to Texas to visit family.—
Monica Pitrelli,
CNBC,
25 Aug. 2025
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The Wu put people onto a lot of movies like John Woo’s The Killer and kung fu flicks.—
Angel Diaz,
Billboard,
22 Aug. 2025
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Except, of course, the absurdist solution: leaping straight into the air, wrapping the racquet behind his torso, and flicking the ball back over the net.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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The crocodile was seen scurrying along and whipping its tail while onlookers screamed and shouted behind the camera, per a clip shared by news and video agency, ViralPress.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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To provide close-up views, a cameraman scurried around the stage and zoomed in on individual musicians.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Flit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flit. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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