Flit

/flɪt/

Synonyms for "flit" (292 found)

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Closest matches (59)

Noun(3 words)

advance aeroplaneair speedairlift airplane auntieball the jackballoon barrelbat aroundbe airbornebeat beating bi-guy bicker bisexual boombowl alongbreezebreeze along

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brushbull dykebum bustle butch catamite celerity chicken clip coast commute continuecount tiescoursecover groundcruisecut alongdance dart disappear dispatch divagate drift dust dyke elapse emigrate endure escape evanesce evaporate expatriate expedition expire

Verb(2 words)

dart eddied

Strong matches (87)

fade fag faggot fairy farefare forthfastness femme ferry fetch flap flash flee fleet flick flicker flight flip flitter float

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flop flowflow onflurry flutter flyfly lowfoot fricatrice fruit gadgad aboutgallivant gang glide glissade gogo aboutgo alonggo bygo fastgo ongo pitapatgo the roundsgo up in smokeground speedgunsel gutter haste hasten hie highballhit the roadhit the trailhobo homo homophile homosexual homosexualist hop hover hurriedness hurry hydroplaneice skateice-skate immigrate in-migrate instantaneousness intermigrate invert jaunt jetknock aboutknock aroundknot knots lapse

Verb(3 words)

fleet flickered flutter

Noun(6 words)

flicker flickers flies flutter hophouse move

Related words (146)

last leave lesbianlightning speedmake knotsmeander meltmelt like snowmigratemiles per hourmooch movemove alongmove onnance navigate nip nomadize out-migrateoutstrip the wind

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palpitate palpitation pansy passpass awaypass bypathic peregrinate pererrate pitapatpitter patterpitter-patterpour it onprecipitationpress onproceed progress promptitude promptness prowl pulse punk queen queer quickness quiver ramble range rapidity remigrate rip roam rollroll onroller skateroller-skateround pacerove rpm runrun aboutrun its courserun onrun outrush sail sailplane sapphist sashay saunter scorch scour scud seaplane shake sideslip sink sizzle skate skateboard ski skid skim skip slat sled sleigh slide slip slither snappiness soar speed speediness splutter sputter stormstorm alongstraggle stray stream stroll swarm sweepswift rateswiftnesstake the airtake wingtatter teartear alongthrobthunder alongtoboggan traipse tramp transmigrate travel trek tribade vagabond vagabondize vanish velocity volplanewalk the trackswander wave waver wayfare wend whirl whish whisk whiz wing zing zip zoom

Noun(6 words)

move relocation shuttle skim skitters zip

Verb(1 words)

skittered

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

11 entries

change of residencehurry locomotion motility motion move movement relocation speedtravel rapidlyzip

More specific

10 entries

dartdarting motiondashdomestic relocationflutter hophouse moveskitterzigzag motionzip

Collocations

7 entries

brief flitdarting flitflit of wingsrapid flitshort flitsudden flitswift flit

Inflections

3 entries

flits flitted flitting

Derivations

3 entries

flits flitted flitting

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The watchers from the plain below could see them flit from rock to rock until their figures stood out against the skyline.

Source: tatoeba (6310899)

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.

Source: wiktionary

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