flit
Move quickly, lightly
Flit means to move quickly and lightly from place to place, often with a sense of restlessness or impermanence.
Birds flit from branch to branch; a thought flits across your mind.
In British informal use, to do a flit is to leave hurriedly, especially to avoid paying rent or debts: They did a flit in the middle of the night.
The word suggests darting, brief movements rather than sustained travel.
Rapid light movement
- wingLimb enabling flight
- mothNight-flying lepidopteran
- hoverRemain suspended midair
- nectarFloral sugar water
blossom · garden · meadow · petal · gossamer · delicate · dainty · iridescent
Lasting very briefly
- briefShort in duration
- ephemeralLasting very briefly
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- passingMoving by or temporary
quick · flash · vanishing · evanescent · short-lived · elusive · rapid · disappearing
Cannot be anticipated
- sporadicOccurring irregularly, infrequently
- restlessUnable to be still
- skittishProne to nervous fright
- flightyErratic and unreliable
scattered · aimless · random · wandering · unfocused · capricious · fitful · haphazard
Inclined toward fun
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
- carefreeFree from anxiety
- spritelyLively and energetic
- airyLight and well-ventilated
breezy · elfin · pixie · impish · merry · frolicsome · jaunty · gamine
Brief unannounced visit
- drop byVisit without appointment
- stopoverBrief halt mid-journey
- passing throughMoving across without staying
- look inVisit briefly
flutter
Rapid light movement
hop · zip · dash · whisk · glide · swoop · bound · scurry · scamper · breeze
flutter
Rapid light movement
nectar · blossom · garden · meadow · petal · gossamer · delicate · dainty · iridescent · colorful
momentary
Lasting very briefly
passing · quick · flash · vanishing · evanescent · short-lived · elusive · rapid · disappearing · flicker
unpredictable
Cannot be anticipated
- sporadicOccurring irregularly, infrequently
- restlessUnable to be still
- skittishProne to nervous fright
flighty · scattered · aimless · random · wandering · unfocused · capricious · fitful · haphazard · mercurial
playful
Inclined toward fun
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
- carefreeFree from anxiety
- spritelyLively and energetic
airy · breezy · elfin · pixie · impish · merry · frolicsome · jaunty · gamine · mischievous
pop in
Brief unannounced visit
- drop byVisit without appointment
- stopoverBrief halt mid-journey
- passing throughMoving across without staying
brief visit · look in · swing by · come and go · short stay
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- playful movementsfrolic, gambol, romp, caper, cavort
- quick movementsdash, dart, sprint, rush, bolt
- Unsteady Motionshake, vibrate, vibration, tremor, oscillating
- Network-on-Chipnetwork interface, flow control, crossbar, tile, arbiter
- flight maneuversturn, dive, climb, roll, glide
- take flightDepart swiftly, often fearfully
- fight or flightThreat-triggered physiological state
- flight attendantAirplane cabin staff member
- in flightCurrently traveling through air
- flight schoolPilot training institution
- connecting flightMulti-leg air travel
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