flit
verb (used without object)
to move lightly and swiftly; fly, dart, or skim along.
is flitting
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present progressiveof flit (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The eastern phoebe, a nondescript brown bird known as one of the season’s first harbingers, is flitting in the trees, said Harry Maas, president of New York City Audubon.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2014
In one clip, a yellow butterfly that is flitting between flowers on the screen can still be seen through the body of the cat.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 10, 2013
As the eagles of the airline business wheel over the rich North Atlantic market, a tiny sparrow in their midst is flitting off with a beakful of their business.
From Time Magazine Archive
The time is flitting by; the hour is coming with an angry tread; its foot is in the house.
From Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens
That which is firme doth flit and fall away, And that is flitting doth abide and stay.'
From Life of Johnson, Volume 3 1776-1780 by George Birkbeck Norman Hill
