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
Fittingly, Daniel Pemberton’s score has that same sense of free-ranging curiosity, flitting between genres at will.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Cloud shadows flit across its rock floor like ghost boats.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
Even as the Hudson Theatre is still filling up, the star of the Harry Potter movie franchise, and much theater subsequent to that, is already flitting from row to row, exuding equal parts friendliness and determination of purpose.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
About 10 flies flitted about in a storage area next to a kitchen prep table.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Cloud shadows flit across its rock floor like ghost boats.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
Even as the Hudson Theatre is still filling up, the star of the Harry Potter movie franchise, and much theater subsequent to that, is already flitting from row to row, exuding equal parts friendliness and determination of purpose.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
About 10 flies flitted about in a storage area next to a kitchen prep table.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flit
Verb
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Stop by the hummingbird garden, where 14 species of petite, fairylike birds dart from plant to plant, sipping nectar from native blooms.—
Meghan Palmer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Mar. 2026
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There was the usual assemblage of male and female Anna’s and just a couple of the Allen’s darting out occasionally from the sanctuary of the nearby tree to drink nectar from the hanging feeders.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Patrick Kane took a shot from the point that fluttered through traffic and bounced off Compher, who was parked at the goalpost.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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There’s a Super 8 projector pointed at a set of red velvet curtains, which flutter apart only for the man himself.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2026
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The 14ers banged drums and danced like no one was watching.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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At the Morristown Municipal Building in New Jersey, an oversized inflatable frog danced at the head of the crowd.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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By then, red flags were already flying.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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The pair launched a fundraiser to pay for more helicopter flying hours and advanced search gear.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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At the time the docuseries was made, Mark could only flick at that possibility due to a lack of evidence.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2026
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In the video, the snake flicks its tongue, a common sensory behavior used to detect chemical cues in the air and identify nearby prey or potential predators.—
Jasmine Mendez
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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Going outside now means scurrying along giant arcades, shaded from the Sun by massive canopies that filter 99% of its UV light.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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But here from West Palm Beach’s cheap seats, people scurrying inside glass conjures up those halcyon summers of magnifying glasses, ants and mean kids.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Flit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flit. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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