to move lightly and swiftly; fly, dart, or skim along

bees flitting from flower to flower.

to flutter, as a bird.

to pass quickly, as time

hours flitting by.

Chiefly Scot. and North England .

to depart or die.

to change one's residence.

Chiefly Scot. to remove; transfer; oust or dispossess.

a light, swift movement; flutter.

Scot. and North England . a change of residence; instance of moving to a new address.

Slang

Disparaging and Offensive a male homosexual.

verb

dance , dart , flash , fleet , flicker , float , fly , hover , hurry , pass , run , rush , sail , scud * , skim , speed , sweep , whisk , whiz , wing , zip , bolt , bucket , bustle , dash , festinate , haste , hasten , hustle , pelt , race , rocket , scoot , scour , shoot , sprint , tear , trot , whirl , zoom , flitter , flap , flutter , fleck , flow , move , nimble , quick , scurry , swift