flit
Fast, nimbleFast, nimble.
» Bees flitted from flower to flower.
ddnktr · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(obsolete, poetic)Fast, nimble.
Examples
13 sentencesBees flitted from flower to flower.
A shadow of sorrow flitted across her face.
deEin Schatten der Trauer huschte über ihr Gesicht. — MUIRIEL
A few belated snowflakes flitted past my window.
ruМимо моего окна пропорхали несколько запоздалых снежинок. — Wezel
deEin paar verspätete Schneeflocken huschten an meinem Fenster vorbei. — raggione
Clusters of bees flitted to and from the hive.
ruГруппы пчёл сновали к улью и от него. — Ooneykcall
She flitted about the party affecting a really annoying English accent.
Origin
From Middle English flitten, flytten, from Old Norse flytja (“to move”), from Proto-GermanFrom Middle English flitten, flytten, from Old Norse flytja (“to move”), from Proto-Germanic *flutjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *plewd- (“to flow; run”).
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Forms
more flit, most flitWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.