flit

flit

verb \ˈflit\

flit·tedflit·ting

Definition of FLIT

intransitive verb

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

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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