| VERB | motion | flit, flutter, fleet, dart | move along rapidly and lightly |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOUN | act | flit, dart | a sudden quick movement |
| act | flit | a secret move (to avoid paying debts) |
| Sounds | flih't | |
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| Rhymes | acquit ... writ: 187 rhymes with iht... | |
| Meaning | A sudden quick movement. | |
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| Synonym | dart | |
| Broader | motion, movement, move, motility | A change of position that does not entail a change of location |
| Verbs | flit | move along rapidly and lightly |
| Meaning | A secret move (to avoid paying debts). | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "they did a moonlight flit" | |
| Region | United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
| Broader | move, relocation | The act of changing your residence or place of business |
| Spanish | escapada | |
| Catalan | escapada | |
| Meaning | Move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "The hummingbird flitted among the branches" | |
| Synonyms | flutter, fleet, dart | |
| Narrower | butterfly | flutter like a butterfly |
| Broader | travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip | Move very fast |
| Spanish | precipitarse | |
| Catalan | aletejar, apressar-se, onejar, precipitar-se, trémer, tremolar, voletejar | |
| Nouns | flit | a sudden quick movement |
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