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
Vitinha and Joao Neves flitted around like mayflies in love.
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Jack Lang, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
Even at 4 degrees below zero, waxwings flitted outside our room, which had a sauna large enough to be its own hotel room.
—Boris Fishman, Travel + Leisure, 8 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
On the 10-mile drive to the school, Gussick’s mind flitted to every possible scenario.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Sunlight flitted over the Pacific Ocean and into our bedroom.
—Joe Garcia, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
Bees and wasps flitted together on yellow flowers, and as the day wore on, gnats clumped in beams of sunshine to make a kind of haze.
—Blair Braverman, Outside, 6 Oct. 2025
Her eyes flitted over the sign with the three green leaves.
—Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Aronofsky has, since the grittiness of Pi and Requiem for a Dream, flitted with alacrity from genre to genre, trying his hand at biblical epics (Noah) and claustrophobic dramas (The Whale).
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
Jack Lang, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
Even at 4 degrees below zero, waxwings flitted outside our room, which had a sauna large enough to be its own hotel room.
—Boris Fishman, Travel + Leisure, 8 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
On the 10-mile drive to the school, Gussick’s mind flitted to every possible scenario.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Sunlight flitted over the Pacific Ocean and into our bedroom.
—Joe Garcia, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
Bees and wasps flitted together on yellow flowers, and as the day wore on, gnats clumped in beams of sunshine to make a kind of haze.
—Blair Braverman, Outside, 6 Oct. 2025
Her eyes flitted over the sign with the three green leaves.
—Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Aronofsky has, since the grittiness of Pi and Requiem for a Dream, flitted with alacrity from genre to genre, trying his hand at biblical epics (Noah) and claustrophobic dramas (The Whale).
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flitted
Verb
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Ahmed wore a black T-shirt, flip-flops, and navy-blue gym shorts; his eyes darted around constantly.—
Elizabeth Flock,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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As each skater crossed the finish, all eyes darted to the scoreboard, where times and placement were revealed.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Her eyes fluttered open then closed.—
Jayme Fraser,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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The clergy made a full lap around the field to make sure all the angles were covered, including the end where Loop's very makeable kick fluttered wide.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The runway model danced in front of mirror while wearing a tiny brown thong bikini and a straw bucket hat.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
23 Feb. 2026
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But line dances got danced, liquor got drunk, and the run of show got scrambled.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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When more presentable opportunities arrived, Bournemouth goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic kept them out with a series of smart, reactive saves, most notably to deny Callum Wilson’s flicked volley late on.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Musa flicked a header, off a cross played by Farrington, inside the left post from the center of the area to cap the scoring in the 79th minute.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Flitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flitted. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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