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   flit

   /flɪt/

   verb

   • 1. move swiftly and lightly: "small birds flitted about in the branches"
   • ▪ move house or leave one's home, typically secretly so as to escape creditors or obligations.

   noun

   • 1. an act of moving house or leaving one's home, typically secretly so as to escape creditors or obligations: informal British "moonlight flits from one insalubrious dwelling to another"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the Scots and northern English sense): from Old Norse flytja; related to fleet4.

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   What does flit mean?

   • She saw a pained look flit over the countenance of the visitor, and administered the only panacea she possessed. She profited by the moments indecision to flit swiftly out of the ghostly arcade toward the avenue. Flit definition: to move lightly and swiftly; fly, dart, or skim along. See examples of FLIT used in a sentence.

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   What does it mean to flit on the wing?

   • flit, v.i. to flutter on the wing: to fly quickly: to be unsteady or easily moved: ( Scot.) to remove from place to place:— pr.p. flit′ting; pa.p. flit′ted. — n. Flit′ting, a removal from one house to another: a wandering.

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   What does it mean if you flit around a place?

   • If you flit around or flit between one place and another, you go to lots of places without staying for very long in any of them. Laura flits about New York hailing taxis at every opportunity. [VERB preposition/adverb] He spends his time flitting between Florence, Rome and Bologna. [VERB preposition/adverb]

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   What does fly mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! FLIT definition: 1. to fly or move quickly and lightly: 2. to appear or exist suddenly and for a short time in…. Learn more.

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   What does Flitter mean?

   • 1. A fluttering or darting movement. 2. Informal An empty-headed, silly, often erratic person. [Middle English flitten, from Old Norse flytja, to carry about, convey; see pleu- in Indo-European roots .] flit′ter n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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   What does it mean if someone flits from one thing to another?

   • If someone flits from one thing or situation to another, they move or turn their attention from one to the other very quickly. She flits from one dance partner to another. [VERB from noun to noun] He's prone to flit between subjects with amazing ease. [VERB preposition]

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   Flit is a verb that means to fly or move quickly and lightly, or to appear or exist suddenly and for a short time. It can also be a noun for a sudden or quick escape or journey. See more meanings, examples and synonyms of flit.

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   Flit definition: to move lightly and swiftly; fly, dart, or skim along. See examples of FLIT used in a sentence.

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   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. flicker. flirt. flitter. flutter. zip. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of flit in a Sentence.

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   A flit is a quick movement. You might flit around a crowded party, greeting everyone briefly with some light-hearted chatter and moving on quickly.

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   Flit means to move or fly quickly and lightly, or to change place or attention easily. It can also be a noun for a light movement or a slang term for a homosexual man. Learn more about its usage, origin and related words.

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   Flit is a verb that means to move rapidly and lightly, or to pass quickly. It can also be a noun for a fluttering movement, or a slang term for a male homosexual. See examples, synonyms, and translations.

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