flitting
Passing by swiftly
Flitting is quick, light movement from place to place—a butterfly flitting among flowers, eyes flitting across a page, thoughts flitting through the mind.
The word suggests brief stops without settling: She flitted from guest to guest at the party.
In Scottish and Northern English dialect, to flit also means to move house, especially hastily or secretly to avoid paying rent.
Moving suddenly, swiftly
- flutteringLight, rapid movement
- skimmingPassing lightly over
- hoveringSuspended without support
- driftingMoving without purpose
swooping · gliding · zigzagging · skipping · dancing · weaving · bobbing · whirring
Unable to concentrate
- unfocusedWithout clear direction
- scatteredSpread irregularly about
- wanderingTraveling with no fixed course
- restlessUnable to be still
fidgety · impatient · brief · momentary · fleeting · passing · jumping · skipping
Passing very quickly
- ephemeralLasting very briefly
- briefShort in duration
- momentaryLasting very briefly
- passingMoving by or temporary
evanescent · transitory · impermanent · short-lived · vanishing · fading · elusive · wisp
darting
Moving suddenly, swiftly
- flutteringLight, rapid movement
- skimmingPassing lightly over
- hoveringSuspended without support
drifting · swooping · gliding · zigzagging · skipping · dancing · weaving · bobbing · whirring · buzzing
distracted
Unable to concentrate
- unfocusedWithout clear direction
- scatteredSpread irregularly about
- wanderingTraveling with no fixed course
restless · fidgety · impatient · brief · momentary · fleeting · passing · jumping · skipping · browsing
fleeting
Passing very quickly
passing · evanescent · transitory · impermanent · short-lived · vanishing · fading · elusive · wisp · shadow
butterfly
Winged insect from caterpillar
- hummingbirdSmall nectar-feeding hoverer
- mothNight-flying lepidopteran
- dragonflyLarge-eyed flying predator
bee · bird · bat · firefly · fairy · sprite · wings · feathers · antennae · nectar
nervous
Uneasy and apprehensive
fidgety · uneasy · skittish · twitchy · unsettled · agitated · jumpy · edgy · on-edge · flighty
- lively motionsbouncing, bounding, darting, dashing, frolicking
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- Insect Traitssix-legged, winged, antennae, exoskeleton, segmented
flittingplodding
Moving slowly, heavily
lumbering · trudging · stomping · galumphing · slogging
flittingconcentrating
Directing mental effort narrowly
focusing · dwelling · fixating · absorbing · contemplating