flit
verb (used without object)
to move lightly and swiftly; fly, dart, or skim along.
was flitting
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past progressiveof flit.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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"She just couldn't fly back out and was flitting around the displays over three floors," said rescuer Rachael Hurst.
From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2023
Granda was flitting between pool chairs and umbrellas in March 2012 when the 20-year-old noticed something unusual, even in the anything-goes atmosphere of Miami Beach.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 18, 2020
Outside the Studio City cafe, night had fallen, and Mr. Stanfield’s mind was flitting to his mother, who was at his home, visiting from Victorville.
From New York Times ● Jul. 4, 2018
"He was flitting around before joining us," he says.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 19, 2013
I slapped my hands up there in case a bat was flitting around my hair, and I bumped my elbow into Mr. Green’s ear beside me.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
