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Definitions for Flitting

[1] to move lightly and swiftly; fly, dart, or skim along: bees flitting from flower to flower.
[2] to flutter, as a bird.
[3] to pass quickly, as time: hours flitting by.
[4] Chiefly Scot. and North England . to depart or die. to change one's residence.
[5] Chiefly Scot. to remove; transfer; oust or dispossess.
[6] a light, swift movement; flutter.
[7] Scot. and North England . a change of residence; instance of moving to a new address.
[8] Slang : Extremely Disparaging and Offensive . a contemptuous term used to refer to a male homosexual.
[9] to move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
[10] to fly rapidly and lightly; flutter
[11] to pass quickly; fleet a memory flitted into his mind
[12] Scot and Northern English dialect to move house
[13] British informal to depart hurriedly and stealthily in order to avoid obligations
[14] an informal word for elope
[15] the act or an instance of flitting
[16] slang , mainly US a male homosexual
[17] British informal a hurried and stealthy departure in order to avoid obligations (esp in the phrase do a flit )
[18] See moonlight flit

Words related to Flitting

flitfleeting, ephemeral, evanescent, temporary

Words nearby Flitting

flitflippy, flirt, flirtable, flirtation, flirtatious, flit, flit gun, flitch, flitch beam, flitchplate, flite

Origin of Flitting

1150–1200; Middle English flitten < Old Norse flytja to carry, convey, Swedish flytta. See fleet2

Other words from Flitting

flit·ting·ly , adverb

Word origin for Flitting

C12: from Old Norse flytja to carry

Synonyms for Flitting

fleeting, ephemeral, evanescent, temporary