flitted; flitting
1
: to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another
3
: to move in an erratic fluttering manner
flit
noun
Examples of flit in a Sentence
butterflies flitting around the garden
The hummingbird flitted from flower to flower.
She was always flitting around the kitchen.
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The aim is to get him regular minutes rather than flit in and out of the team.
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David Ornstein, New York Times, 22 July 2025
Conspiracy and misinformation flit around Eddington like horse flies.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 July 2025
Shot in slow motion from overhead, the sequence features a bandaged and bloodied Korda luxuriating — eating, reading, smoking — in his bath as assorted nurses and household staff flit around him as if in a ballet.
—EW.com, 30 May 2025
But 90 seconds later, Spain’s Esther Gonzalez flitted in behind Portugal’s high defensive line, taking down a raking pass from left-back Olga Carmona with her shoulder before bundling the ball beyond Pereira.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 July 2025
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David Ornstein, New York Times, 22 July 2025
Conspiracy and misinformation flit around Eddington like horse flies.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 July 2025
Shot in slow motion from overhead, the sequence features a bandaged and bloodied Korda luxuriating — eating, reading, smoking — in his bath as assorted nurses and household staff flit around him as if in a ballet.
—EW.com, 30 May 2025
But 90 seconds later, Spain’s Esther Gonzalez flitted in behind Portugal’s high defensive line, taking down a raking pass from left-back Olga Carmona with her shoulder before bundling the ball beyond Pereira.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for flit
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“Flit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flit. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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