as in flitting
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
the birds flittered back and forth between the backyard feeder and the safety of the trees
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Recent Examples of flittering
For the past few weeks, swarms of the diminutive insects have been seen flittering en masse through parks and backyards across the Bay Area.
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Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
26 May 2026
But there was also a significant contingent from DR Congo, resplendent in light blue, their flags flittering in the afternoon breeze.
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Jack Lang,
New York Times,
31 Mar. 2026
Acknowledging that the debt-forgiveness fairy isn’t flittering in the wings on graduation day calls for careful assessment of college plans, dreams, and reality.
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff,
Boston Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
26 May 2026
But there was also a significant contingent from DR Congo, resplendent in light blue, their flags flittering in the afternoon breeze.
—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
31 Mar. 2026
Acknowledging that the debt-forgiveness fairy isn’t flittering in the wings on graduation day calls for careful assessment of college plans, dreams, and reality.
—
Boston Herald Editorial Staff,
Boston Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flittering
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Within moments, someone pointed out a starling flitting across the hazy sky.
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The stairs bear witness to feet, flitting up and down, a whispering flood of life that has carried us forth to this day.
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Dark figures were darting through the shadows—Germans were carrying sacks and pillows to their building.
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But then two attackers made darting runs to the near post, causing chaos in the Uzbekistan defence, the ball squirted through and eventually went in via a combination of Nematov and Abdukodir Khusanov.
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But Curls Ultra aren’t solely interested in resurrecting the mysticism of the past or indulging in the parties of the present, the occasional fluttering flute solo or boisterous sax line notwithstanding.
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Red, black and gold flags are flying from car bonnets and fluttering on balconies, especially on matchdays.
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Though the statement was initially shared alongside a video of the two of them dancing with their 5-year-old son, Mauz Mosley Muniz, the post was removed.
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For years the company has pushed the frontier of what legged robots can do, taking inspiration from dancing, parkour, and gymnastics.
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“Flittering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flittering. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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