flitter
Example Sentences
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A flittering nervous energy was planted in my body and would not budge.
From New York Times
Soiled light-blue face masks, muddy, broken or flittering in the bushes, are a ubiquitous sight in the pandemic-era urban landscape.
From Salon
Her voice flittered from the screen, filling her father’s New York City hospital room.
From Los Angeles Times
Patrick’s father, who flitters from Switzerland to Spain, leaving a murky trail of myth and misery behind him, has no sense of paternal obligation.
From Los Angeles Times
On any given day, there are some 15 to 20 species of butterflies flittering around the Pacific Science Center’s tropical butterfly house.
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
