Flitting

//ˈflɪtɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    gerund of flit: the motion of something that flits. form-of, gerund

    "the flittings of birds"

  2. 2
    The act of moving from one residence to another; moving house. Northern-England, Scotland

    "Uncle Billy came home for the weekend to help with the flitting."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of flit form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Brief, likely to be of short duration.

    "Poor Margarita's flitting life appeared to concentrate all its powers for this long desired visit, and her eyes seemed to emit a supernatural light, when they were indeed assured that Glentworth stood before her;..."

Synonyms

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adriftafloatairbornealternatingamorphousbrittle

Example

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"One clear star hung over the orchard and the fireflies were flitting over in Lover's Lane, in and out among the ferns and rustling boughs."

Etymology

From flit + -ing.

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