Synonyms for flit

Most common

dart · fly · twinkle

All synonyms

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To move about rapidly and nimbly.

   the low buzz of insects flitting over the flowers

2. n. 1

   A fluttering or darting movement.

Related words

Word family

flick flicker flirt

Phrases

moonlight flit night flit

Forms

Plural

flits → flicks…

Past participle

flitted
e.g. flitted → fluttered, darted, fleeted, flyed…

Example sentences

• dart Tom was killed by a poison dart fired from a blowgun.
• fly The left fielder ran hard and caught the long fly.
• twinkle The plane disappeared in the twinkle of an eye.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

fly¹

4 letters

move¹, flow¹, dart¹

5 letters

fleet¹, flick¹

6 letters

bustle²

7 letters

twinkle², flutter²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bustle² = 2 syllables).

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