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flit

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flit  (flt)
intr.v. flit·ted, flit·ting, flits
1. To move about rapidly and nimbly.
2. To move quickly from one condition or location to another.
n.
1. A fluttering or darting movement.
2. Informal An empty-headed, silly, often erratic person.

[Middle English flitten, from Old Norse flytja, to carry about, convey; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.]

flitter n.

flit
Verb
[flitting, flitted]
1. to fly or move along rapidly and lightly
2. to pass quickly: a shadow flitted across his face
3. Scot & N English dialect to move house
4. Brit informal to leave hurriedly and stealthily in order to avoid debts do a flit NZ informal to abandon rented accommodation
Noun
the act of flitting [Old Norse flytja to carry]

Flit of dancers: a company of male dancers—Lipton, 1970.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.flitflit - a sudden quick movement              
movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
2.flit - a secret move (to avoid paying debts); "they did a moonlight flit"
move, relocation - the act of changing your residence or place of business; "they say that three moves equal one fire"
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
Verb1.flit - move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"
butterfly - flutter like a butterfly
hurry, travel rapidly, zip, speed - move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"

flit
Translations
flit [flɪt] virevolotear

flit [flɪt] vivoleter

flit [flɪt] viflitzen;
(expression, smile) → huschen

flit [flɪt] visvolazzare

flit
v flit [flit]
to move quickly and lightly from place to place Butterflies flitted around in the garden. fladder يَنْتَقِل، يَمُر بِسُرْعَه прелитам poletovat suse; flyve; flagre flattern πεταρίζω revolotear, mover vilklema پرواز کردن liihottaa voltiger לָעוּף בְּקלִילוּת इधर-उधर उड़ना lepršati, prhnuti röpköd berpindah-pindah flögra, flökta svolazzare すっと飛ぶ 경쾌하게 움직이다[] skrajoti lidināties; laidelēties terbang fladderen smette, flagre, pile, svippe przemykać się, przelatywać, latać esvoaçar a zbura порхать poletovať frfotati leteti tamo-amo fladdra, flyga โผ uç(uş)mak 飛來飛去 перелітати, пурхати پھرتی سے ادھر ادھر جانا đi nhẹ nhàng; bay nhẹ nhàng
n flitting
gefladder إنْتِقال بِسُرْعَه прелитане poletování susen; flyven; flagren das Flattern πετάρισμα revoloteo vilklemine عبور سریع و سبک liihottaminen voltigement מְעוֹפֵף בִּקלִילוּת इधर-उधर उड़ना lepršanje röpdösés perpindahan flökt lo svolazzare すっと飛ぶこと 경쾌한 움직임 skrajojimas lidināšanās; laidelēšanās berterbangan het fladderen smetting, flagring latanie, miotanie się esvoaçante zbor (în zig-zag) порхание poletovanie frfotanje letenje tamo-amo fladdrande การโผ uç(uş)ma 掠過 переїзд پھرتیلی حرکت sự di chuyển


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No longer shall her little silken figure flit up and down your quiet staircases, no more deck out your silent rooms with flowers, humming the while some happy little song.
To see these light, foolish, pretty, lively little sprites flit about--that moveth Zarathustra to tears and songs.
There was no reply, but in the gloom they could see strange forms flit across the face of the rock.
 
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