FLITTING Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

flitting

verb

present participle of flit

as in darting

to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements bargain hunters at the flea market flitted from table to table like hummingbirds in a garden

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Recent Examples of flitting Upon further review of the camera footage, Sam Gough, a park supervisor for the Incline Village General Improvement District, said the light appeared to be just a bug flitting across the lens. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026 An airy, not-too-sweet vanilla like Taunt is the perfect encapsulation of a Gemini who’s always flitting from one topic of interest to the next. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 14 July 2026 Within moments, someone pointed out a starling flitting across the hazy sky. — Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026 The stairs bear witness to feet, flitting up and down, a whispering flood of life that has carried us forth to this day. — Literary Hub, 19 June 2026 Early mornings at Mukwa are quiet, with mist rising off the river and birds flitting along the river bank. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026 In the garden, bumblebees, hummingbirds, and butterflies can be found flitting among the dazzling blooms. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 May 2026 The report said the ultra wealthy are more mobile than ever, buying homes around the world and flitting from city to city more frequently. — Robert Frank, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026 Although the Marshallese players were mostly stone-faced, their eyes—briefly flitting over to the crowd and the many cameras that followed them onto the field—belied both their excitement and anxiety at the gravity of the moment. — Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 21 Apr. 2026

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Esparza plays the unhinged tyrant with a quickness, his bright eyes darting and weaving with each newfangled notion.

— Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
The Barcelona forward is a different option to Solanke with his ability in tight spaces and desire to stretch the defensive line with darting runs in-behind.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 31 July 2026

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Temwa Chawinga, who plays for the Kansas City Current in the NWSL, logged her fifth goal of the tournament, dancing around falling Algerian goalkeeper Chloe N’Gazi and scoring into the open net in first-half stoppage time.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Totality also brought glimpses of pinkish-red prominences—fountains of plasma arcing above the sun’s surface, dancing at the moon’s edge.

— Claire Cameron & Lee Billings, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026

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