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
Fleet, flitting here and there, in front of the orchestra and behind, her Puck seems to become the toh bird.
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Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
But what lingers just as persistently is a certain slipperiness of intent—a sense that Lynch himself, so aware of the complex, symbiotic play of light and darkness in human nature, was content to flit eternally, and with a mosquito’s fickle curiosity, between two moral poles.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2025
Sherlock’s Watson is one of the least stagey in the canon of Holmes adaptations, playing on Freeman’s ability to flit between dramatic and comic material with a natural, quick poise.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
Drinking it all in, Mohammed was surrounded by well-wishers, including his co-participants on the program, who flitted up to say congratulations.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2025
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Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
But what lingers just as persistently is a certain slipperiness of intent—a sense that Lynch himself, so aware of the complex, symbiotic play of light and darkness in human nature, was content to flit eternally, and with a mosquito’s fickle curiosity, between two moral poles.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2025
Sherlock’s Watson is one of the least stagey in the canon of Holmes adaptations, playing on Freeman’s ability to flit between dramatic and comic material with a natural, quick poise.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
Drinking it all in, Mohammed was surrounded by well-wishers, including his co-participants on the program, who flitted up to say congratulations.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flit
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The frenzy of amethyst flowers usually erupts at the Lake Balaton plantation in July, give or take a month, and it is accompanied by hundreds of darting butterflies.—
Ashlea Halpern,
AFAR Media,
6 Mar. 2025
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By comparison, three of his four assists for Ljungberg came centrally as the Sweden winger would make darting out-to-in support runs.—
Art de Roché,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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With the Penguins leading 1-0 in the third period on Sunday in St. Paul, Crosby’s fluttering shot from the left circle just eluded Fleury’s glove and ended up as the game-winner.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
10 Mar. 2025
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There are miles of trails and gardens to keep you busy all day, including the Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center, which is surrounded by gardens and filled with fluttering butterflies.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
23 Feb. 2025
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For the first time since 2021, Boise State basketball will not be dancing in March.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Mar. 2025
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As Saxon removed his shirt and Lochlan sipped alcohol out of a shell, everyone danced under the boat’s red lighting.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Dehydration can lead to fatigue, headaches, and a host of other issues, especially when flying.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Mar. 2025
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So, is Disney’s newest leading man taken or flying solo?—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
21 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, he’s picked up a thick binder and is flicking through it.—
Maya Singer,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2025
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The wheel itself has a couple of simple scroll wheels for adjusting media volume and flicking through the menus of the driver display, and there’s a rotating dial for switching between drive modes.—
Alistair Charlton,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The sound of gunfire at the end of the game sent people scurrying for safety.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2025
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The idea for Ads for Rats began in the summer of 2024, when a few of the group's members were visiting New York City and saw a rat scurry into the hole of a tree.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Flit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flit. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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