flit

flit

intransitive verb \ˈflit\

flit·tedflit·ting

Definition of FLIT

1

: to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another

2

archaic : alter, shift

3

: to move in an erratic fluttering manner

— flit noun

Examples of FLIT

1. butterflies flitting around the garden
2. The hummingbird flitted from flower to flower.
3. She was always flitting around the kitchen.

Origin of FLIT

Middle English flitten, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse flytjask to move, Old English flēotan to float

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to FLIT

Synonyms

dance, dart, flick, flicker, flirt, flitter, flutter, zip

Related Words

dash, fly, sail, shoot, speed, sprint, zing, zoom; scamper, scud, scurry, scuttle, skip, skitter; meander, ramble, roam, wander

Near Antonyms

float, hang, hover

Rhymes with FLIT

bit, bitt, brit, Brit, chit, dit, fit, frit, git, grit, hit, it, kit, knit, lit, mitt, nit, pit, quit, sit, skit, slit, snit, spit, split, Split, sprit, teat, tit, twit, whit, wit, writ, zit