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
Pfeiffer’s Texan matriarch is a delight to watch as she flits about her house, decking the halls with warm, multicolored lights and seasonal throw pillows.
From Salon ● Dec. 3, 2025
The names alone suggest a level of parody, and, in the first episode, a send-up quality flits in and out of the proceedings, but the show chooses cynicism over satire every time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2025
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
A hummingbird flits into view with its bejeweled magenta-green chest, its whirring wings.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
