The watchers from the plain below could see them flit from rock to rock until their figures stood out against the skyline.
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Flit
//flɪt//
Synonyms for "flit" (278 found)
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expirefadefagfaggotfairyfarefare forthfastnessfemmeferryfetchflapflashfleefleetflickflickerflightflipflirt
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flitterfloatflopflowflow onflurryflutterflyfly lowfootfricatricefruitgadgad aboutgallivantgangglideglissadegogo aboutgo alonggo bygo fastgo ongo pitapatgo the roundsgo up in smokeground speedgunselgutterhastehastenhiehighballhit the roadhit the trailhobohomohomophilehomosexualhomosexualisthophoverhurriednesshurryhydroplaneice skateice-skateimmigratein-migrateinstantaneousnessintermigrateinvertjauntjetknock aboutknock aroundknotknotslapselast
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leavelesbianlightning speedmake knotsmeandermeltmelt like snowmigratemiles per hourmoochmovemove alongmove onnancenavigatenipnomadizeout-migrateoutstrip the windpalpitate
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palpitationpansypasspass awaypass bypathicperegrinatepererratepitapatpitter patterpitter-patterpour it onprecipitationpress onproceedprogresspromptitudepromptnessprowlpulsepunkqueenqueerquicknessquiverramblerangerapidityremigrateriproamrollroll onroller skateroller-skateround paceroverpmrunrun aboutrun its courserun onrun outrushsailsailplanesapphistsashaysaunterscorchscourscudseaplaneshakesideslipsinksizzleskateskateboardskiskidskimskipslatsledsleighslideslipslithersnappinesssoarspeedspeedinessspluttersputterstormstorm alongstragglestraystreamstrollswarmsweepswift rateswiftnesstake the airtake wingtatterteartear alongthrobthunder alongtoboggantraipsetramptransmigratetraveltrektribadevagabondvagabondizevanishvelocityvolplanewalk the trackswanderwavewaverwayfarewendwhirlwhishwhiskwhizwingzingzipzoom
Noun(1 words)
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12 entriesTranslations
31 translations across 9 languages.
Czech
4 entries- pendlovat verb (to move quickly from one location to another)
- poletovat verb (to move about rapidly and nimbly)
- poletovat verb (to move quickly from one location to another)
- přelétávat verb (to move quickly from one location to another)
Esperanto
1 entries- flirti verb (to move about rapidly and nimbly)
Finnish
4 entries- häilähdellä verb (to move about rapidly and nimbly)
- häilähtää verb (to move about rapidly and nimbly)
- liihotella verb (to move about rapidly and nimbly)
- liihotella verb (to move quickly from one location to another)
French
4 entries- papillonner verb (to move about rapidly and nimbly)
- virevolter verb (to move quickly from one location to another)
- voleter verb (to move about rapidly and nimbly)
- voltiger verb (to move about rapidly and nimbly)
German
1 entries- gaukeln verb (to move quickly from one location to another)
Italian
1 entries- svolazzare verb (to move quickly from one location to another)
Māori
4 entries- kairērere verb (to move about rapidly and nimbly)
- kairērere verb (to move quickly from one location to another)
- pītakataka verb (to move quickly from one location to another)
- tītakataka verb (to move quickly from one location to another)
Russian
3 entries- барахли́ть verb (to unpredictably change state for short periods)
- носи́ться verb (to move quickly from one location to another)
- порха́ть verb (to move about rapidly and nimbly)
Spanish
1 entries- revolotear verb (to move quickly from one location to another)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
I did a flit, as the landlord was due to arrive to collect the rent.
Source: wiktionary
let's do a moonlight flit, if the loanshark catches us here tomorrow without the money to pay our debts, he'll break our fingers.
Source: wiktionary
My computer just had a flit.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.