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flit

[ flit ]

verb (used without object)

flitted, flitting.
  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.
    1. to depart or die.
    2. to change one's residence.


verb (used with object)

flitted, flitting.
  1. Chiefly Scot. to remove; transfer; oust or dispossess.

noun

  1. a light, swift movement; flutter.
  2. Scot. and North England. a change of residence; instance of moving to a new address.
  3. Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a gay man.

flit

/ ´Ú±ôɪ³Ù /

verb

  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.
    to move house
  5. informal.
    to depart hurriedly and stealthily in order to avoid obligations
  6. an informal word for elope
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act or an instance of flitting
  2. slang.
    a male homosexual
  3. informal.
    a hurried and stealthy departure in order to avoid obligations (esp in the phrase do a flit )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ´Ú±ô¾±³Ù³Ù±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ´Ú±ô¾±³Ùt¾±²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of flit1

First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English flitten, from Old Norse flytja “to carry, convey,†Swedish flytta; fleet 2
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of flit1

C12: from Old Norse flytja to carry
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Synonym Study

See fly 2.
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Example Sentences

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But I enjoyed the film’s ideas as they flitted by.

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