flitter

to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements the birds flittered back and forth between the backyard feeder and the safety of the trees Synonyms dance, dart, flick, flicker, flirt, flit, flutter, zipRelated Words dash, fly, sail, shoot, speed, sprint, zing, zoom; scamper, scud, scurry, scuttle, skip, skitter; meander, ramble, roam, wanderNear Antonyms float, hang, hover