flitted; flitting
1
: to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another
3
: to move in an erratic fluttering manner
flit
noun
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Examples of flit in a Sentence
butterflies flitting around the garden
The hummingbird flitted from flower to flower.
She was always flitting around the kitchen.
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Time can be spent flitting between the rooftop infinity pool and daily cooking classes or tequila tastings, or simply lounging by the beach with a cocktail.
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Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2024
Examining the wing shapes of extinct species of dragonflies or lacewings, for example, would improve our understanding of what conditions led to the modern versions that flit around today.
—Byrodrigo Pérez Ortega, science.org, 25 Oct. 2024
To flit about the stage with such spark, more than three decades after starting his career, was a lesson not just in resolve but also in maintenance.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 15 Sep. 2024
On Friday evening, friends and family flitted into the clan's private Manhattan residence to celebrate ten years of Rosetta Getty's eponymous label and daughter Violet Getty's second collection.
—Gaby Keiderling, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2024
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Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2024
Examining the wing shapes of extinct species of dragonflies or lacewings, for example, would improve our understanding of what conditions led to the modern versions that flit around today.
—Byrodrigo Pérez Ortega, science.org, 25 Oct. 2024
To flit about the stage with such spark, more than three decades after starting his career, was a lesson not just in resolve but also in maintenance.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 15 Sep. 2024
On Friday evening, friends and family flitted into the clan's private Manhattan residence to celebrate ten years of Rosetta Getty's eponymous label and daughter Violet Getty's second collection.
—Gaby Keiderling, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Flit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flit. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.
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