flitters

present tense third-person singular of flitter
as in flits
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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Verb
  • The episode’s first half feels like the work of a misguided pest, and Beto’s filmmaking, which flits between several different styles and cuts between multiple angles sometimes within the course of one interview segment, doesn’t help.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
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  • Make the 35-minute drive out to Natick to visit Bosse, a state-of-the-art indoor facility with 21 pickleball courts, a golf simulator and darts lounge.
    Kim Foley MacKinnon, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Lawrence Dow darts all over the Metroplex as a jack-of-all-trades, and Darren Lauber helps Charles manage the firehose of high school sports stories, results and stats.
    Jim Barnes August 22, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In the final seconds of the Sex and the City revival series, Carrie dances down the hallway of her Gramercy Park townhome in a flirty outfit while Barry White plays, embracing her singledom.
    Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Flitters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flitters. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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