flit
verb (used without object)
to move lightly and swiftly; fly, dart, or skim along.
were 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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“People come here with preconceived notions,” the guide, Melissa Cybulski, said, stepping into the front parlor, where ladybugs were flitting by a window.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2022
At the end of that week, the nursery phoned and said it was almost like he was having lots of mini-seizures, like his eyes were flitting.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2022
Thoughts of culture and its construction were flitting through my head when I made my first visit to the Apple corporate offices.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2018
Hollywood first became aware of alien visitors in the '50s, when the cold war was at its height, flying saucers were flitting over suburban barbecues, and Americans were feeling, perhaps justifiably, a little paranoid.
From Time Magazine Archive
Myriads of black bees and yellow bees, with many-colored butterflies, were flitting over this variegated sea of blossoms, the end of which could not be seen.
From With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. by Henryk Sienkiewicz
