flit /flɪt/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle flitted , present participle flitting ) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]
[ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: flytja 'to carry around' ]
to move lightly or quickly and not stay in one place for very long:
Birds flitted about in the trees above them.
She seemed to spend her life flitting from one country to another.
His eyes flitted to his watch.