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flit  /flɪt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [flit] Show IPA verb, flit⋅ted, flit⋅ting, nounUse flittedin a Sentence

-verb (used without object) 1. to move lightly and swiftly; fly, dart, or skim along: bees flitting from flower to flower. 2. to flutter, as a bird. 3. to pass quickly, as time: hours flitting by. 4. Chiefly Scot. and North England. a. to depart or die. b. to change one's residence.

-verb (used with object) 5. Chiefly Scot.to remove; transfer; oust or dispossess.

-noun 6. a light, swift movement; flutter. 7. Scot. and North England. a change of residence; instance of moving to a new address. 8. Slang:Disparaging and Offensive. a male homosexual.

Origin:

1150-1200; ME flitten < ON flytja to carry, convey, Sw flytta. See fleet 2

Related forms:

flitâ‹…tingâ‹…ly, adverb

Synonyms:

1. See fly 1 .

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flit (flÄ­t)

intr.v. flit·ted, flit·ting, flits

  1. To move about rapidly and nimbly.
  2. To move quickly from one condition or location to another.

n.

  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.

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