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    flit
    /flɪt/

    verb

    • 1. move swiftly and lightly: "small birds flitted about in the branches"

    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"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFLIT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    FLIT definition: 1. to fly or move quickly and lightly: 2. to appear or exist suddenly and for a short time in…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › flitFlit Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFLIT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    flit. noun [ S ] UK us / flɪt / uk / flɪt / a sudden or quick escape or trip somewhere: If the court ruled against him, his plan was to do a flit to Spain.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFLIT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. to move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart. 2. to fly rapidly and lightly; flutter. 3. to pass quickly; fleet.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › flitFlit - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    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.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › flitFlit - definition of flit by The Free Dictionary

    1. to move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart. 2. to fly rapidly and lightly; flutter. 3. to pass quickly; fleet: a memory flitted into his mind. 4. dialect Scot and Northern English to move house. 5. informal Brit to depart hurriedly and stealthily in order to avoid obligations. 6. an informal word for elope. n.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishFLIT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge ...

    FLIT definition: to fly or move quickly from one place to another: . Learn more.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordFLIT - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    Definitions of 'flit' 1. 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. [...] 2. If someone flits from one thing or situation to another, they move or turn their attention from one to the other very quickly. [...] 3.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionflit verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of flit verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › flit_n1flit, n.¹ meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

    flit noun 1. Factsheet. Etymology. Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the noun flit mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun flit. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.