Thesaurus / flit
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
Were I of less girth I would flit through the window and fall upon my knees at your feet.
FIRST PLAYSA. A. MILNE
Among the branches flit birds, and winged genii like little cupids.
THE CATACOMBS OF ROMEWILLIAM HENRY WITHROW
She saw a dark shadow flit over Musa's face: was it as the ship's lantern swayed in the slow swell of the sea?
GOD WILLS IT!WILLIAM STEARNS DAVIS
She saw a pained look flit over the countenance of the visitor, and administered the only panacea she possessed.
ALONEMARION HARLAND
She profited by the moments indecision to flit swiftly out of the ghostly arcade toward the avenue.
THE WOMAN GIVESOWEN JOHNSON
Yes, truly; I would have your lips seek mine, as two doves flit to the same nest.
GOD WILLS IT!WILLIAM STEARNS DAVIS
The boat will leap over laughing waters and flit home, as the muskawk to its lair when the sun dies.
MENOTAHERNEST G. HENHAM
The sun fills the garden with a golden beauty, in which the butterflies flit from flower to flower over the dead.
FLORENCE AND NORTHERN TUSCANY WITH GENOAEDWARD HUTTON
Never were seen men and women so strange as flit across this stage.
AMERICAN SKETCHESCHARLES WHIBLEY
Might he not flit me at least to the Land of the Glittering Plain?
THE STORY OF THE GLITTERING PLAINWILLIAM MORRIS
WORDS RELATED TO FLIT
- abscond
- beat it
- break away
- clear out
- come away
- cut out
- decamp
- defect
- desert
- disappear
- ditch
- elope
- embark
- emigrate
- escape
- exit
- flee
- flit
- fly
- forsake
- give the slip
- go
- go away
- go forth
- head out
- issue
- migrate
- move
- move out
- part
- pull out
- push off
- quit
- relinquish
- remove oneself
- retire
- ride off
- run along
- sally
- say goodbye
- scram
- set out
- slip out
- split
- start
- step down
- take a hike
- take leave
- take off
- vacate
- vamoose
- vanish
- walk out
- withdraw
- abscond
- amble
- barrel
- beat it
- bolt
- bound
- bustle
- canter
- career
- clear out
- course
- cut and run
- dart
- dash
- decamp
- depart
- dog it
- escape
- flee
- flit
- fly
- gallop
- go like lightning
- hasten
- hie
- hotfoot
- hurry
- hustle
- jog
- leg it
- light out
- lope
- make a break
- make off
- make tracks
- pace
- race
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scorch
- scramble
- scud
- scurry
- shag
- shoot
- skedaddle
- skip
- skitter
- smoke
- speed
- spring
- sprint
- spurt
- take flight
- take off
- tear
- tear out
- travel
- trot
- whisk
- abscond
- amble
- barrel
- beat it
- bolt
- bound
- bustle
- canter
- career
- clear out
- course
- cut and run
- dart
- dash
- decamp
- depart
- dog it
- escape
- flee
- flit
- fly
- gallop
- go like lightning
- hasten
- hie
- hotfoot
- hurry
- hustle
- jog
- leg it
- light out
- lope
- make a break
- make off
- make tracks
- pace
- race
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scorch
- scramble
- scud
- scurry
- shag
- shoot
- skedaddle
- skip
- skitter
- smoke
- speed
- spring
- sprint
- spurt
- take flight
- take off
- tear
- tear out
- travel
- trot
- whisk
- accelerate
- barrel
- bolt
- break
- career
- charge
- chase
- course
- dart
- dash
- dispatch
- expedite
- fire up
- fleet
- fling
- flit
- fly
- get cracking
- get the lead out
- go like lightning
- haste
- hasten
- hotfoot
- hurry up
- hustle
- lose no time
- make haste
- make short work of
- press
- push
- quicken
- race
- roll
- run
- scramble
- scud
- scurry
- shake a leg
- shoot
- speed up
- sprint
- step on gas
- streak
- surge
- tear
- whiz
- zip
- zoom
- accelerate
- barrel
- bolt
- break
- career
- charge
- chase
- course
- dart
- dash
- dispatch
- expedite
- fire up
- fleet
- fling
- flit
- fly
- get cracking
- get the lead out
- go like lightning
- haste
- hasten
- hotfoot
- hurry up
- hustle
- lose no time
- make haste
- make short work of
- press
- push
- quicken
- race
- roll
- run
- scramble
- scud
- scurry
- shake a leg
- shoot
- speed up
- sprint
- step on gas
- streak
- surge
- tear
- whiz
- zip
- zoom
- agitate
- brandish
- bump
- chatter
- churn
- commove
- concuss
- convulse
- discompose
- disquiet
- disturb
- dither
- dodder
- flap
- flicker
- flit
- flitter
- flourish
- fluctuate
- flutter
- jar
- jerk
- jog
- joggle
- jolt
- jounce
- move
- oscillate
- palpitate
- perturb
- quail
- quake
- quaver
- rattle
- reel
- rock
- roil
- ruffle
- set in motion
- shimmer
- shimmy
- shiver
- shudder
- stagger
- stir up
- succuss
- sway
- swing
- totter
- tremor
- upset
- vibrate
- waggle
- water
- wave
- whip
- wobble
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