flitverb [ I usually + adv/prep ]
uk/flɪt/us/flɪt/-tt-to fly or move quickly and lightly:
In the fading light we saw bats flitting around/about in the garden.
figurative She's always flitting from one thing to another (= changing her activities).
to appear or exist suddenly and for a short time in someone's mind or on their face:
A ghost of a smile flitted across his face.
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Movement through the air
- airborne
- flight
- float
- flown
- fly
- glide
- levitate
- lift
- skim
- skip
- soar
- swish
- swishy
- swoop
- track
- waft
- wheel
- wing
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Moving quickly
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Thinking and contemplating
flit
noun [ C ] ukusUK