flit
verb (used without object)
to move lightly and swiftly; fly, dart, or skim along.
flits
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present tense formof flit (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Ray’s camera flits, with arresting rhythm, between the players; Aparna flits her eyelids as she names Cleopatra during the first round.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Olympia, his elusive love and sporadic muse, flits in and out of his life as she works her way up the tiers of the art world’s ziggurat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
We’re treated to glimpses of a life—career, fame and adoration—as it flits past our eyes.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2024
If trains still overflow, or are delayed, passengers can climb aboard a new Route 515 bus that flits between Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace and Seattle.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2024
The thick of the night rush is on now, and he flits from table to table, no time to stop and talk.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
