flit

  • 21flit — [[t]flɪt[/t]] v. flit•ted, flit•ting, n. 1) to fly or move swiftly, lightly, or irregularly from one place or thing to another 2) to flutter, as a bird 3) to pass quickly: A smile flitted across his face[/ex] 4) a light, swift movement; flutter… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 22flit — [c]/flɪt / (say flit) verb (flitted, flitting) –verb (i) 1. to move lightly and swiftly; fly, dart, or skim along. 2. to flutter, as a bird. 3. to pass away quickly, as time. 4. Colloquial to change one s residence, especially quickly and… …

  • 23flit — v. (P; intr.) bees flit from flower to flower; the idea flitted into his brain * * * [flɪt] the idea flitted into his brain (P; intr.) bees flit from flower to flower …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 24flit — intransitive verb (flitted; flitting) Etymology: Middle English flitten, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse flytjask to move, Old English flēotan to float Date: 13th century 1. to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 25flit — flittingly, adv. /flit/, v., flitted, flitting, n. v.i. 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… …

    Universalium

  • 26flit — 1. noun a) A fluttering or darting movement. My computer just had a flit. b) A particular, unexpected, short lived change of state. 2. verb a) To move about rapidly and nimbly …

    Wiktionary

  • 27flit — verb Flit is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑bird, ↑butterfly, ↑eye …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 28flit — is., İng. flit 1) Sinek, sivrisinek vb. böcekleri öldürmek için püskürtülen ilaç 2) Bu ilacı havaya püskürten araç …

    Çağatay Osmanlı Sözlük

  • 29flit — verb flitted, flitting (intransitive always + adv/prep) to move lightly or quickly and not stay in one place for very long: birds flitting about from branch to branch see also: do a moonlight flit moonlight 1 (2) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 30flit — s ( en) arbetsamhet, göra ngt med flit, med avsikt …

    Clue 9 Svensk Ordbok