- present participle of flit.
flitting
Example Sentences
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Fireflies at dusk, flitting around outdoor gatherings as cousins trade jokes with a friendly, rough-and-tumble edge.
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026
Fittingly, Daniel Pemberton’s score has that same sense of free-ranging curiosity, flitting between genres at will.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
Rates flitting back below 6% isn’t out of the question this year.
From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026
There are discussions online about who exactly the principals are in this series, given the legion of cast members flitting in and out of the storyline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
Images of my possible paths darted through my mind like moths flitting about a fire.
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
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