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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Put in the work For years, most researchers had assumed that hummingbirds spent only about 30 percent of their day engaged in the energy-intensive business of flitting from flower to flower and guzzling nectar, while resting most of the other time.
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Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
The plume detection, reported in a 2014 study and partially corroborated in 2016 when Hubble found additional signs of water vapor flitting above the surface, helped change that.
—science.org, 19 Sep. 2024
Then, out of nowhere, a hummingbird flies into the frame and starts flitting around the bird of prey.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 26 Sep. 2024
The offensive line withstood a small but scary injury
(Meg Oliphant / Los Angeles Times)
Visions of a 2-10 season might have flitted through some fans’ heads when right tackle Garrett DiGiorgio sustained a left ankle injury and had to be helped to a medical shed.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2024
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Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
The plume detection, reported in a 2014 study and partially corroborated in 2016 when Hubble found additional signs of water vapor flitting above the surface, helped change that.
—science.org, 19 Sep. 2024
Then, out of nowhere, a hummingbird flies into the frame and starts flitting around the bird of prey.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 26 Sep. 2024
The offensive line withstood a small but scary injury
(Meg Oliphant / Los Angeles Times)
Visions of a 2-10 season might have flitted through some fans’ heads when right tackle Garrett DiGiorgio sustained a left ankle injury and had to be helped to a medical shed.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2024
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“Flit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flit. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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