flit

[ flit ]

/ flɪt /

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verb (used without object), flit·ted, flit·ting.

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.

Chiefly Scot. and North England.

to depart or die.
to change one's residence.

verb (used with object), flit·ted, flit·ting.

Chiefly Scot. to remove; transfer; oust or dispossess.

noun

a light, swift movement; flutter.

Scot. and North England. a change of residence; instance of moving to a new address.

Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a male homosexual.

Origin of flit

1150–1200; Middle English flitten < Old Norse flytja to carry, convey, Swedish flytta. See fleet²

SYNONYMS FOR flit

1 See fly¹.

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OTHER WORDS FROM flit

flit·ting·ly, adverb

Words nearby flit

flippy, flirt, flirtable, flirtation, flirtatious, flit, flit gun, flitch, flitch beam, flitchplate, flite

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The men were in the wood, and saw them flitting amongst the trees.

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Her eyes were dancing now, and two dimples were flitting about her mouth.

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One was ahead, flitting from tree to tree, its identity almost indistinguishable at first.

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British Dictionary definitions for flitting

flit

/ (flɪt) /

verb flits, flitting or flitted (intr)

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 and Northern English dialect to move house

British informal to depart hurriedly and stealthily in order to avoid obligations

an informal word for elope

noun

the act or an instance of flitting

slang, mainly US a male homosexual

British informal a hurried and stealthy departure in order to avoid obligations (esp in the phrase do a flit)

See moonlight flit

Derived forms of flit

flitter, noun

Word Origin for flit

C12: from Old Norse flytja to carry

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flit

verb (used without object), flit·ted, flit·ting.

verb (used with object), flit·ted, flit·ting.

noun

Origin of flit

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verb flits, flitting or flitted (intr)

noun

Derived forms of flit

Word Origin for flit

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flit

verb (used without object), flit·ted, flit·ting.

verb (used with object), flit·ted, flit·ting.

noun

Origin of flit

SYNONYMS FOR flit

OTHER WORDS FROM flit

Words nearby flit

Words related to flitting

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verb flits, flitting or flitted (intr)

noun

Derived forms of flit

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