as in darting
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 flitting
Within moments, someone pointed out a starling flitting across the hazy sky.
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Evgenia Anastasakos,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
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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Literary Hub,
19 June 2026
Early mornings at Mukwa are quiet, with mist rising off the river and birds flitting along the river bank.
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Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
In the garden, bumblebees, hummingbirds, and butterflies can be found flitting among the dazzling blooms.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
10 May 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.
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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.
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Cheri Lucas Rowlands,
Longreads,
21 Apr. 2026
This commentary was not from a wonkish TikToker nor a network pundit but from TMZ, the merciless purveyor of celebrity dirt, which published the images of Graham after a citizen vacationer noticed the senator flitting through the theme park and sent pictures.
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Paula Mejía,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, and Chace Crawford catapulted to fame playing the scheming social butterflies flitting around Gossip Girl's Upper East Side.
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Rachel Desantis,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Apr. 2026
Evgenia Anastasakos,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
The stairs bear witness to feet, flitting up and down, a whispering flood of life that has carried us forth to this day.
—
Literary Hub,
19 June 2026
Early mornings at Mukwa are quiet, with mist rising off the river and birds flitting along the river bank.
—
Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
In the garden, bumblebees, hummingbirds, and butterflies can be found flitting among the dazzling blooms.
—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
10 May 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
This commentary was not from a wonkish TikToker nor a network pundit but from TMZ, the merciless purveyor of celebrity dirt, which published the images of Graham after a citizen vacationer noticed the senator flitting through the theme park and sent pictures.
—
Paula Mejía,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, and Chace Crawford catapulted to fame playing the scheming social butterflies flitting around Gossip Girl's Upper East Side.
—
Rachel Desantis,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flitting
Verb
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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.
Verb
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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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“Flitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flitting. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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