as in darting
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 flitting
Within moments, someone pointed out a starling flitting across the hazy sky.
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Evgenia Anastasakos,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
The stairs bear witness to feet, flitting up and down, a whispering flood of life that has carried us forth to this day.
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Literary Hub,
19 June 2026
Early mornings at Mukwa are quiet, with mist rising off the river and birds flitting along the river bank.
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Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
In the garden, bumblebees, hummingbirds, and butterflies can be found flitting among the dazzling blooms.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
The report said the ultra wealthy are more mobile than ever, buying homes around the world and flitting from city to city more frequently.
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Robert Frank,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
Although the Marshallese players were mostly stone-faced, their eyes—briefly flitting over to the crowd and the many cameras that followed them onto the field—belied both their excitement and anxiety at the gravity of the moment.
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Cheri Lucas Rowlands,
Longreads,
21 Apr. 2026
This commentary was not from a wonkish TikToker nor a network pundit but from TMZ, the merciless purveyor of celebrity dirt, which published the images of Graham after a citizen vacationer noticed the senator flitting through the theme park and sent pictures.
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Paula Mejía,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, and Chace Crawford catapulted to fame playing the scheming social butterflies flitting around Gossip Girl's Upper East Side.
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Rachel Desantis,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Apr. 2026
Evgenia Anastasakos,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
The stairs bear witness to feet, flitting up and down, a whispering flood of life that has carried us forth to this day.
—
Literary Hub,
19 June 2026
Early mornings at Mukwa are quiet, with mist rising off the river and birds flitting along the river bank.
—
Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
In the garden, bumblebees, hummingbirds, and butterflies can be found flitting among the dazzling blooms.
—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
The report said the ultra wealthy are more mobile than ever, buying homes around the world and flitting from city to city more frequently.
—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
Although the Marshallese players were mostly stone-faced, their eyes—briefly flitting over to the crowd and the many cameras that followed them onto the field—belied both their excitement and anxiety at the gravity of the moment.
—
Cheri Lucas Rowlands,
Longreads,
21 Apr. 2026
This commentary was not from a wonkish TikToker nor a network pundit but from TMZ, the merciless purveyor of celebrity dirt, which published the images of Graham after a citizen vacationer noticed the senator flitting through the theme park and sent pictures.
—
Paula Mejía,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, and Chace Crawford catapulted to fame playing the scheming social butterflies flitting around Gossip Girl's Upper East Side.
—
Rachel Desantis,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flitting
Verb
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Sweden’s Hien had no idea how to stop Brobbey’s darting runs when looking to connect with crosses from out wide and the striker routinely bullies bigger boys before either scoring or creating for others.
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The Griz constantly pumps the rod to get his bait darting forward and then dropping back.
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In Second Nature, scientists theorize that Darwin couldn’t help but impose his own heterosexual ideations on animal reproduction, mainly that animals only copulate for the purposes of reproduction, with males being the aggressors and females fluttering their eyelids behind lace fans, or something.
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Twice during the game at the Lincoln Financial Field, the Brazil fans unfurled a fluttering banner celebrating five icons of five World Cup-winning teams; Didi, Garrincha, Pele, Romario and Ronaldo.
Verb
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Cape Verde's been leading the offense, with several opportunities dancing around the Saudi net, but without precision.
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Attendees donning only red and white were the happiest in the park, dancing along to the DJ’s half-time playlist.
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“Flitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flitting. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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