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Flit

noun/flˈɪt/
Definition
a sudden quick movement
a secret move (to avoid paying debts)
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/flˈɪt/
🇬🇧British English
/flˈɪt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/flˈɪt/
1 syllable Say it as /flˈɪt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna sudden quick movement
nouna secret move (to avoid paying debts)
“they did a moonlight flit”
verbmove along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
“The hummingbird flitted among the branches”
Word Forms
flitverbmove along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
dartverbmove with sudden speed
flitnouna sudden quick movement
flutternounthe act of moving back and forth
dartnouna sudden quick movement
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
huschen
eine plötzliche, schnelle Bewegung
🇫🇷French
voltiger
un mouvement soudain et rapide
🇪🇸Spanish
revolotear
un movimiento rápido y repentino
🇮🇹Italian
svolazzare
un movimento rapido e improvviso
🇳🇱Dutch
fladderen
een plotselinge snelle beweging
🇵🇹Portuguese
voar
um movimento repentino e rápido
🇷🇺Russian
порхать
внезапное быстрое движение
India
🇮🇳Hindi
उड़ जाना
अचानक तीव्र गति
🇧🇩Bengali
ফ্লিট
একটি আকস্মিক দ্রুত আন্দোলন
🇮🇳Tamil
பறக்க
திடீர் விரைவான இயக்கம்
🇮🇳Telugu
ఫ్లిట్
ఆకస్మిక శీఘ్ర కదలిక
🇮🇳Marathi
फ्लिट
अचानक जलद हालचाल
🇮🇳Gujarati
ફ્લિટ
અચાનક ઝડપી ચળવળ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಫ್ಲಿಟ್
ಹಠಾತ್ ತ್ವರಿತ ಚಲನೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഫ്ലൈറ്റ്
പെട്ടെന്നുള്ള പെട്ടെന്നുള്ള ചലനം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਉੱਡਣਾ
ਇੱਕ ਅਚਾਨਕ ਤੇਜ਼ ਅੰਦੋਲਨ
🇵🇰Urdu
اڑنا
اچانک تیز حرکت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
掠过
突然的快速动作
🇯🇵Japanese
飛び散る
突然の素早い動き
🇰🇷Korean
훨훨 날다
갑자기 빠른 움직임
🇻🇳Vietnamese
bay đi
một chuyển động nhanh chóng đột ngột
🇹🇭Thai
โผ
การเคลื่อนไหวอย่างรวดเร็วอย่างกะทันหัน
🇮🇩Indonesian
terbang
gerakan cepat yang tiba-tiba
🇵🇭Filipino
lumipad
isang biglaang mabilis na paggalaw
🇲🇾Malay
melayang
pergerakan pantas secara tiba-tiba
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
طار
حركة سريعة مفاجئة
🇮🇷Persian
پرواز کردن
یک حرکت سریع ناگهانی
🇹🇷Turkish
taşınma
ani hızlı hareket
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְרַחֵף
תנועה מהירה פתאומית
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'flit'?
The primary meaning of 'flit' is 'a sudden quick movement'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'flit' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'flit' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'flit' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'flit' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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