as in to dart
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 flit
The dress code flitted from leather, to latex and cheetah print.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
Most of my favorite movies of 2024 premièred at overseas film festivals, only to flit through U.S. theatres for a few weeks at most.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
Her manager, Billy, was there, and Cher was flitting around in the background, preparing for the opening.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
In Al-Birka Square, a crowded marketplace area in Deir al Balah, a parallel money market has emerged where people flit from broker to broker trying to find the one who will cash their paycheck with the lowest commission.
—Bilal Shbair and Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
Most of my favorite movies of 2024 premièred at overseas film festivals, only to flit through U.S. theatres for a few weeks at most.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
Her manager, Billy, was there, and Cher was flitting around in the background, preparing for the opening.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
In Al-Birka Square, a crowded marketplace area in Deir al Balah, a parallel money market has emerged where people flit from broker to broker trying to find the one who will cash their paycheck with the lowest commission.
—Bilal Shbair and Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flit
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Mid-sentence, Hambly’s gaze suddenly darted toward a critter on the ground.Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
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Spence, a half-time substitute, saved Spurs, darting forward into the box, latching onto a Dejan Kulusevski pass and scoring the equaliser.Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Ash fluttered down from the sky, swirling with the periodic breezes.Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Draped in her Texas pride, a red, white, and blue flag fluttered as the final beats of her set reverberated through the stadium, leaving the audience in awe.Shelby Stewart, Essence, 26 Dec. 2024
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The result was a humanoid robot able to seamlessly walk, dodge, squat, and dance by copying a human.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2025
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Free coffee for dancing customers at this cafe — check it out!Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
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Its reusable first stage is built to fly at least 25 times, the company has said.Tariq Malik, Space.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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News network helicopters, on standby at nearby Van Nuys airport, are not permitted to fly near the area.Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2025
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The nipple heel is an I-gotcha-shoe, something to flick your nose at the discriminatory height rules of the Cannes Film Festival.Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
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These are the best action flicks currently on Hulu, updated monthly.Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
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Occasionally one scurried in circles around a disabled vehicle, a utility pole or the trunk of a tree.C.J. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Collectors have been scurrying to find what are now known as tax scam records ever since.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Flit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flit. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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