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to flit
01
to move quickly and lightly from somewhere or something to another
Grammatical Information
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
flit
3rd person singular
flits
Past simple
flitted
Past participle
flitted
Examples
Butterflies flit gracefully from flower to flower in the garden.
Flit
01
a sudden, rapid, or light movement
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Plural form
flits
Examples
A flit of a bird startled the cat.
02
an act of moving secretly or stealthily, especially to evade obligations
Examples
The debtor made a quiet flit to avoid creditors.
