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单词 flit
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flit

verb

ˈflit How to pronounce flit (audio)
flitted; flitting

intransitive verb

1
: to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another
2
archaic : alter, shift
3
: to move in an erratic fluttering manner
flit noun

Synonyms

  • dance
  • dart
  • flick
  • flicker
  • flirt
  • flitter
  • flutter
  • zip
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Example Sentences

butterflies flitting around the garden The hummingbird flitted from flower to flower. She was always flitting around the kitchen.
Recent Examples on the Web While it could be reached by submarine, this would be a clumsy way to study fish that flit in and out the shadows, says Rocha, comparing it to studying birds in a rainforest with a helicopter. Nell Lewis, CNN, 23 Aug. 2022 The green-hued parrots, in flocks of about 15 birds, flit from tree to tree to find a good spot to fatten up for the winter. Katie Hunt, CNN, 17 Aug. 2022 Only rarely, for a few days a year around the start of the rainy season, will the species’ much-larger females venture down from the trees to flit through these loose froggy frats. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2022 The rest of the cast—excellent, all—portray the inner voices, mostly scolding or mocking, who flit through Usher’s restless, endlessly worried mind. Charles Isherwood, WSJ, 5 May 2022 Bats flit around the rooftop of the Capitol at night, bathed in the bleached spotlights that illuminate the Dome. Fox News, 9 Apr. 2022 Once on the wintering grounds in South America, flycatchers do not seem to flit around much. Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Feb. 2022 The eggs become milkweed-eating caterpillars that morph into butterflies that flit among flowers, living about a month while moving north. Diana Marcum, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2022 But the message that China’s success is thanks to Mr. Xi and the Communist Party echoes in slogans that flit in Chinese across announcement screens in the carriages. New York Times, 18 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English flitten, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse flytjask to move, Old English flēotan to float

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

flit

verb

ˈflit How to pronounce flit (audio)
flitted; flitting
: to move, pass, or fly quickly from one place or thing to another
Hummingbirds flitted from flower to flower.

flit

verb

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • dart
  • flutter
  • dance
  • scurry
  • flick
  • fly
  • flitter
  • flicker
  • wander
  • zip
  • flirt
  • sail
  • roam
  • scuttle
  • speed
  • sprint
  • zoom
  • skip
  • meander
  • scamper
  • skitter
  • scud
  • zing
  • dash
  • ramble
  • shoot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • float
  • hang
  • hover
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