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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024flit /flɪt/USA pronunciation v. [no object], flit•ted, flit•ting. - to fly, move, or pass swiftly and lightly from one place or condition to another:A smile flitted across his face.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024flit (flit),USA pronunciation v., flit•ted, flit•ting, n. v.i. - to move lightly and swiftly;
fly, dart, or skim along:bees flitting from flower to flower. - to flutter, as a bird.
- to pass quickly, as time:hours flitting by.
- Scottish Terms[Chiefly Scot. and North Eng.]
- to depart or die.
- to change one's residence.
v.t. - Scottish Terms[Chiefly Scot.]to remove;
transfer;
oust or dispossess.
n. - a light, swift movement;
flutter. - Scottish Termsa change of residence;
instance of moving to a new address. - Slang Terms(disparaging and offensive). a male homosexual.
- Old Norse flytja to carry, convey, Swedish flytta. See fleet2
- Middle English flitten 1150–1200
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See fly 1.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: flit /flɪt/ vb (flits, flitting, flitted)(intransitive)- to move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
- to fly rapidly and lightly; flutter
- to pass quickly; fleet: a memory flitted into his mind
- Scot Northern English dialect to move house
- Brit informal to depart hurriedly and stealthily in order to avoid obligations
- an informal word for elope
n - Brit informal a hurried and stealthy departure in order to avoid obligations (esp in the phrase do a flit)
Etymology: 12th Century: from Old Norse flytja to carryˈflitter n |