/ flɪt; NAmE / verb , noun
■ verb ( -tt- )
1.
[ v , usually + adv. / prep. ] flit (from A to B) | flit (between A and B) to move lightly and quickly from one place or thing to another :
Butterflies flitted from flower to flower.
He flits from one job to another.
A smile flitted across his face.
A thought flitted through my mind.
2.
[ v ] ( ScotE ) to change the place where you live :
I had to change schools every time my parents flitted.
■ noun
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IDIOMS
- do a moonlight / midnight flit
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (in the Scots and northern English sense): from Old Norse flytja .; related to fleet move or pass quickly .