FLIT Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

flit

verb

ˈflit

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 Summer signifies les grandes vacances, when the French take off parts of July and the entire month of August to flit to their country homes or the coast. —

Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 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 The water spider, according to Cherokee legend, was able to flit across the water to retrieve life-saving coal that could warm the cold world. —

Keith Sharon, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flit

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Harvey Barnes interjected and darted forward, crossing for Nick Woltemade, but West Ham were playing at 33rpm to Newcastle’s 45.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 18 May 2026
National Bureau of Investigation agents tried to serve the ICC arrest warrant, but dela Rosa darted toward a narrow stairway into the Senate plenary hall and sought the help of allied senators, who took him into protective custody.

— Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026