as in darted
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 flitted
Even at 4 degrees below zero, waxwings flitted outside our room, which had a sauna large enough to be its own hotel room.
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Boris Fishman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
Valentino and his longtime partner Giancarlo Giammetti flitted among their homes — which also included places in New York, London, Rome, Capri and Gstaad, Switzerland — traveling with their pack of pugs.
—CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
On the 10-mile drive to the school, Gussick’s mind flitted to every possible scenario.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Sunlight flitted over the Pacific Ocean and into our bedroom.
—Joe Garcia, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
Bees and wasps flitted together on yellow flowers, and as the day wore on, gnats clumped in beams of sunshine to make a kind of haze.
—Blair Braverman, Outside, 6 Oct. 2025
Her eyes flitted over the sign with the three green leaves.
—Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Aronofsky has, since the grittiness of Pi and Requiem for a Dream, flitted with alacrity from genre to genre, trying his hand at biblical epics (Noah) and claustrophobic dramas (The Whale).
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
Nine flies flitted about the place, three of which flew around utensils in kitchen storage.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
Boris Fishman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
Valentino and his longtime partner Giancarlo Giammetti flitted among their homes — which also included places in New York, London, Rome, Capri and Gstaad, Switzerland — traveling with their pack of pugs.
—CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
On the 10-mile drive to the school, Gussick’s mind flitted to every possible scenario.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Sunlight flitted over the Pacific Ocean and into our bedroom.
—Joe Garcia, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
Bees and wasps flitted together on yellow flowers, and as the day wore on, gnats clumped in beams of sunshine to make a kind of haze.
—Blair Braverman, Outside, 6 Oct. 2025
Her eyes flitted over the sign with the three green leaves.
—Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Aronofsky has, since the grittiness of Pi and Requiem for a Dream, flitted with alacrity from genre to genre, trying his hand at biblical epics (Noah) and claustrophobic dramas (The Whale).
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
Nine flies flitted about the place, three of which flew around utensils in kitchen storage.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flitted
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Schools of fish drifted one above the other in a shifting, shimmering mesh, as neon-bright parrotfish, damselfish, and Moorish idols darted by.—
Flora Stubbs,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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The child, who the company said darted out from behind another vehicle, suffered minor injuries.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Her eyes fluttered open then closed.—
Jayme Fraser,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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The clergy made a full lap around the field to make sure all the angles were covered, including the end where Loop's very makeable kick fluttered wide.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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One of the numerous symbolism-laden vignettes that the Puerto Rican rapper danced through was that of a little boy watching his historic Grammy win on an old-fashioned television set with his parents in their living room.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2026
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The 33-year-old musical sensation danced alongside fellow celebrities like Karol G and Pedro Pascal as Bad Bunny delivered an emotional tribute to the American continent and his home island of Puerto Rico.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The day Hanceville’s police department was eliminated, a switch was flicked in a dispatch center at the county sheriff’s office in Cullman.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Off a pass from Alex Carpenter, Knight went streaking up the right side of the ice, fended off a defender and then flicked a goal into the top of the net.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Flitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flitted. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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