FLITTERED Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

flittered

verb

past tense of flitter

as in flitted

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

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Those yellow jackets flitted around the room like bees before the event, mingling with fundraiser attendees and big-name actors, explaining what, exactly, City Year does.

— Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
The ends flitted out and folded centimeters above her brows, blending between the relaxed waves that moved over her shoulders.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of flitted

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Yellow caution tape fluttered in the wind as water poured into a room strewn with wooden debris, an upturned refrigerator and a television.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
But no sooner did the words leave his mouth than the man’s eyelids fluttered open.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of fluttered

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The clear frontrunner was Chris Brown, a 16-year-old multi-threat from Virginia who sang, rapped, and danced like his limbs were made of gas-station inflatables.

— Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2026
But in this one, Mayfield mainly just handed off and occasionally danced after teammates produced big runs.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of danced

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Suarez fought off an Atlanta defender to reach the ball in the box and flicked a lofted cross toward Berterame.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
Ojeda flicked a back-heel volley, off a feed from Griezmann, past goalkeeper Sean Johnson and inside the left post to give Orlando a two-goal lead in the 22nd.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

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