Flitting Synonyms

Move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. darting
  2. fluttering
  3. flying
  4. winging
  5. sailing
  6. flashing
  7. flittering
  8. flapping
To move quickly, lightly, and irregularly like a bird in flight
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. hovering
  2. fluttering
  3. whizzing
  4. scurrying
  5. scooting
  6. rushing
  7. running
  8. moving
  9. hurrying
  10. flickering
  11. flittering
  12. flowing
  13. flecking
  14. darting
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. transitory
  2. ephemeral
  3. evanescent

Words Related to Flitting

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Flitting Sentence Examples

  • They live a gay life, flitting from flower to flower, sipping the drops of honeydew, without a thought for the morrow.

  • A little flock of these titmice came daily to pick a dinner out of my woodpile, or the crumbs at my door, with faint flitting lisping notes, like the tinkling of icicles in the grass, or else with sprightly day day day, or more rarely, in spring-like days, a wiry summery phe-be from the woodside.

  • There were rumors flitting about that the Smashing Pumpkins would split which was fueling the frenzy further.

  • For seven years, Etain existed as a butterfly, flitting from place to place without a home of her own.

  • Although steps were taken to conceal what was in progress, the Turkish staff were aware that preparations for evacuation were in full vigour; but they could not foresee the date on which the final flitting would take place, nor could they make sure how far the number of combatants within the British lines had been reduced.

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