Word a Day
flit
What does flit mean?
flit (verb): to move about rapidly and nimbly.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use flit in a sentence?
- The hummingbird flitted among the branches. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce flit?
/flɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does flit come from?
From Middle English flitten, flytten, from Old Norse flytja (“to move”), from Proto-Germanic *flutjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *plewd- (“to flow; run”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of flit?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “flit” mean?
to initiate; to cause or lead to
Not quite: that's what prompt means.
to refuse to accept; to forswear
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compensate for or counterbalance
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to move about rapidly and nimbly
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Which word is closest in meaning to “flit”?
deposit
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flutter
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warrant
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qualify
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