as in darted
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
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Recent Examples of flitted
Villaraigosa flitted around the racers’ VIP tent, spotted a bowl of fortune cookies and made a beeline.
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Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
About 10 flies flitted about in a storage area next to a kitchen prep table.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
Gigi Hadid has flitted from champagne blonde to espresso brunette and sultry burgundy hair throughout the years.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026
McCarthyite revivalism has flitted around the edges of American conservatism since the senator fell from grace during his conspiratorial anti-Communist campaign in the 1950s.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
Passengers swapped T-shirts with sweaters as the train gathered speed, and the plains around Bologna flitted by the window.
—Vic O'Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
Broadcom — Shares of the heavyweight chipmaker flitted between gains and losses in the extended session.
—Pia Singh,darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
Vitinha and Joao Neves flitted around like mayflies in love.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
Valentino and his longtime partner Giancarlo Giammetti flitted among their homes — which also included places in New York, London, Rome, Capri and Gstaad, Switzerland — traveling with their pack of pugs.
—CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
About 10 flies flitted about in a storage area next to a kitchen prep table.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
Gigi Hadid has flitted from champagne blonde to espresso brunette and sultry burgundy hair throughout the years.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026
McCarthyite revivalism has flitted around the edges of American conservatism since the senator fell from grace during his conspiratorial anti-Communist campaign in the 1950s.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
Passengers swapped T-shirts with sweaters as the train gathered speed, and the plains around Bologna flitted by the window.
—Vic O'Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
Broadcom — Shares of the heavyweight chipmaker flitted between gains and losses in the extended session.
—Pia Singh,darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
Vitinha and Joao Neves flitted around like mayflies in love.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
Valentino and his longtime partner Giancarlo Giammetti flitted among their homes — which also included places in New York, London, Rome, Capri and Gstaad, Switzerland — traveling with their pack of pugs.
—CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flitted
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Zumwinkle darted along the left wall, cut in along the goal line and flicked a shot behind goaltended Kayle Osborne that deflected off the crossbar and into the net to give Minnesota a 1-0 lead just past the midway point in the first period.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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The Badgers outrebounded the Illini 37-36, and Blackwell darted into the lane to grab a key offensive rebound with 52 seconds to play.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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And there, for the fifth time, was Azzi Fudd as the colorful scraps of paper, shot from big cannons, fluttered down all around her.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
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As his hair fluttered in the jet stream created by his flight path, three of his Minnesota Timberwolves teammates were left in his dust.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Partied with rock stars, danced and sang, and racked up cash in offshore accounts.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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For years, the foursome was inseparable, a creative and bold whirlwind of girlhood that sang, danced, and even filmed their way through their coming-of-age.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
17 Mar. 2026
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David flicked, a 3-pointer swished, and the junior stretched his vocal cords to the cavernous audience at the Coliseum with an early dagger.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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Samson Fellows shuffled in his slippers to a small space heater and flicked it on.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Flitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flitted. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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