flit

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of FLIT

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>

Synonyms dance, dart, flick, flicker, flirt, flitter, flutter, zip

Related Words dash, fly, sail, shoot, speed, sprint, zing, zoom; scamper, scud, scurry, scuttle, skip, skitter; meander, ramble, roam, wander

Near Antonyms float, hang, hover

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