— flittingly , adv.
/flit/ , v. , flitted, flitting , n.
v.i.
1. to move lightly and swiftly; fly, dart, or skim along: bees flitting from flower to flower.
2. to flutter, as a bird.
3. to pass quickly, as time: hours flitting by.
4. Chiefly Scot. and North Eng.
a. to depart or die.
b. to change one's residence.
v.t.
5. Chiefly Scot. to remove; transfer; oust or dispossess.
n.
6. a light, swift movement; flutter.
7. Scot. and North Eng. a change of residence; instance of moving to a new address.
8. Slang ( disparaging and offensive ). a male homosexual.
[ 1150-1200; ME flitten flytja to carry, convey, Sw flytta. See FLEET 2 ]
Syn. 1. See fly 1 .