flit
verb (used without object)
to move lightly and swiftly; fly, dart, or skim along.
will flit
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future tenseof flit.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Some of these flies are also "generalists," meaning they will flit to many different flowers, which makes pollination less likely.
From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2023
In your face they will flit, And I’m irked, I’ll admit: See, I’d like to be Close to You, too.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 17, 2021
Of course, as The Far Side reminds us, there’s a still danger that his eyes will flit past all the words but one.
From Slate ● May 18, 2017
“Your Highness,” he would say, “it breathes. Stop my vitals — I fear if you make it any more lifelike, it will flit oil' the page.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
Wistaria blossoms trail and fall Above the length of barrier wall; And softly, now and then, The shy, staid-breasted doves will flit From roof to gateway-top, and sit And watch the ways of men.
From Collected Poems In Two Volumes, Vol. II by Austin Dobson
