1
[ verb ] move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

Synonyms

dart flutter fleet

Used in print

(Musical America, LXXXI:5...)

Stravinsky , nearing the age of eighty , is like a lost and frantic bird , flitting from one abandoned nest to another , searching for a home .

Related terms

travel_rapidly butterfly dart

2
[ noun ] a sudden quick movement

Synonyms

dart

Related terms

motion dart

3
[ noun ] (British) a secret move (to avoid paying debts)

Examples

"they did a moonlight flit"

Related terms

move UK

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