butterflies flitting around the garden The hummingbird flitted from flower to flower. She was always flitting around the kitchen.
Recent Examples on the WebWhile it could be reached by submarine, this would be a clumsy way to study fish that flit in and out the shadows, says Rocha, comparing it to studying birds in a rainforest with a helicopter. Nell Lewis, CNN, 23 Aug. 2022 The green-hued parrots, in flocks of about 15 birds, flit from tree to tree to find a good spot to fatten up for the winter. Katie Hunt, CNN, 17 Aug. 2022 Only rarely, for a few days a year around the start of the rainy season, will the species’ much-larger females venture down from the trees to flit through these loose froggy frats. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2022 The rest of the cast—excellent, all—portray the inner voices, mostly scolding or mocking, who flit through Usher’s restless, endlessly worried mind. Charles Isherwood, WSJ, 5 May 2022 Bats flit around the rooftop of the Capitol at night, bathed in the bleached spotlights that illuminate the Dome.Fox News, 9 Apr. 2022 Once on the wintering grounds in South America, flycatchers do not seem to flit around much. Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Feb. 2022 The eggs become milkweed-eating caterpillars that morph into butterflies that flit among flowers, living about a month while moving north. Diana Marcum, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2022 But the message that China’s success is thanks to Mr. Xi and the Communist Party echoes in slogans that flit in Chinese across announcement screens in the carriages.New York Times, 18 Feb. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English flitten, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse flytjask to move, Old English flēotan to float