Verb: flit (flitted,flitting) flit
- Move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
"The hummingbird flitted among the branches";
- flutter, fleet, dart
- A sudden quick movement
"The hummingbird's flit from flower to flower was too fast to follow";
- dart
- [Brit] A secret move (to avoid paying debts)
"they did a moonlight flit"
Derived forms: flitting, flitted, flits
Type of: barrel [informal], belt [informal], belt along [informal], bucket [informal], bucket along [informal], hasten, hie [archaic], hotfoot, hurry, motility, motion, move, movement, pelt [informal], pelt along [informal], race, relocation, rocket [informal], rush, rush along, speed, step on it [informal], travel rapidly, whizz [informal], whizz along [informal], wing [informal], zip [informal], zoom, zoom along [informal]
Encyclopedia: Flit