as in to flit
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
the birds flittered back and forth between the backyard feeder and the safety of the trees
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Recent Examples of flitter
Our attention constantly jumps from one flittering speck to the next, and the storm of activity blocks our view of the whole sphere.
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Oshan Jarow, Vox, 8 Jan. 2025
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
Oshan Jarow, Vox, 8 Jan. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flitter
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While gopher tortoises can be encountered in abundance during a visit to the park, guests can also marvel at its longleaf pine forests, with bird species like the downy woodpecker and red-breasted nuthatch found flitting from tree to tree.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Almost all of Nickel Boys plays out from Elwood’s and Turner’s direct perspectives, sometimes flitting between the two boys within the same scene.—
K. Austin Collins,
The Atlantic,
13 Dec. 2024
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There are some dandy dividends ready to dart higher.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Fifty feet ahead, across a small depression, something darted through the cover.—
Al Wolter,
Outdoor Life,
10 Jan. 2025
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Pulling the lever for Ann made my young Texan feminist heart flutter.—
Ilyse Hogue,
TIME,
21 Jan. 2025
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Native to areas of the Mediterranean such as Greece, Italy, Turkey, and Israel, this low-growing plant has delicate flowers that flutter on long stems above silvery or variegated leaves.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Flitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flitter. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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