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flit

Entry Word:: flit
Function:: verb

Text: 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>Synonymsdance, dart, flick, flicker, flutter, zipRelated Wordsdash, fly, sail, shoot, speed, sprint, zoom; scamper, scud, scurry, scuttle, skip, skitter; meander, ramble, roam, wanderNear Antonymsfloat, hang, hover

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