Flit means fly quickly or move about lightly or rapidly.
the butterfly is flitting from flower to flower
No. Rhyme means they have similar sounds. "Flitting" does not sound at all like "butterfly".
I live in Scotland and here flit-an or flitting means moving house or home, it is a slang term.
The phrase "flitting life" in Apollo and Hyacinthus implies the transient and fragile nature of life. It suggests that life is brief and fleeting, like a butterfly flitting quickly from flower to flower. This imagery evokes a sense of impermanence and the idea that life should be cherished and enjoyed while it lasts.
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the great flitting
The peddler was as busy as a bee, flitting from customer to customer with his goods.
One word used in GB is 'flitting'
the action of doing is called flitting the speed it self is called flit
Albus is Latin for wisdom, or could mean white. Dumbledore means bubmblebee in old English, and JK Rowling said that she imagined him to be flitting around the castle humming to himself.
A fairy is like a delicate whisper of magic, flitting across the world on gossamer wings, leaving a trail of enchantment in its wake.
They can flap their wings but mostly they get up from a high perch and glide.