as in flits
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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Verb
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As Photay, Shornstein—a master synthesist and producer—flits between atmospheric house, dubby breakbeat workouts, and chirping electro funk, building his songs’ arrangements into strange, angular shapes.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026 -
Upstairs, a disco deep cut plays while Byrd flits about greeting everyone.—
Mike Albo,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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Iran’s flag before the 1979 revolution — green, white and red with a lion and a rising sun — flutters from many overhangs.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel (center) flutters a Venezuelan and Cuban national flags in support of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in Havana.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2026
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Club Kid runs right up to and then darts around so many potential cliches in a way that’s really satisfying.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
26 May 2026
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The striker is initially in a central area but then darts to the right side.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Listen to the supple bass line, which dances throughout the song as its own character.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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This stubbornly optimistic place, where family after family scrapes and claws and laughs and dances their way to a better tomorrow.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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“Flitters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flitters. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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