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- [flit]
- /flɪt/
- /flɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [flit]
- /flɪt/
Definitions of flitted word
- verb without object flitted to move lightly and swiftly; fly, dart, or skim along: bees flitting from flower to flower. 1
- verb without object flitted to flutter, as a bird. 1
- verb without object flitted to pass quickly, as time: hours flitting by. 1
- verb without object flitted Chiefly Scot. and North England. to depart or die. to change one's residence. 1
- verb with object flitted Chiefly Scot. to remove; transfer; oust or dispossess. 1
- noun flitted a light, swift movement; flutter. 1
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Origin of flitted
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English flitten < Old Norse flytja to carry, convey, Swedish flytta. See fleet2
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Parts of speech for Flitted
noun
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verb
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preposition
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determiner
exclamation
flitted popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
flitted usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for flitted
verb flitted
- flew — a simple past tense of fly1 .
- darted — a small, slender missile that is pointed at one end and usually feathered at the other and is propelled by hand, as in the game of darts, or by a blowgun when used as a weapon.
- skimmed — to take up or remove (floating matter) from the surface of a liquid, as with a spoon or ladle: to skim the cream from milk.
- flashed — Simple past tense and past participle of flash.
- fluttered — to wave, flap, or toss about: Banners fluttered in the breeze.
Antonyms for flitted
verb flitted
- decelerated — Simple past tense and past participle of decelerate.
- delayed — of or relating to a particle, as a neutron or alpha particle, that is emitted from an excited nucleus formed in a nuclear reaction, the emission occurring some time after the reaction is completed.
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