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flitting
UK
/ˈflɪtɪŋ/
US
/ˈflɪtɪŋ/
Translations
UK
/ˈflɪt.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈflɪt.ɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something that moves lightly and swiftly or is fleeting.
flittings
pl
UK
/ˈflɪtɪŋ/
US
/ˈflɪtɪŋ/
The flitting of birds from tree to tree was a beautiful sight.
Перелёт птиц с дерева на дерево был красивым зрелищем.
The flitting of shadows across the wall created an eerie atmosphere.
Перемещение теней по стене создавало жуткую атмосферу.
Additional translations
flitting
Gerund
flitted
Past Simple
flitted
Past Participle
flitting
Gerund
UK
/flɪt/
US
/flɪt/
The butterfly flits from flower to flower.
Бабочка порхает с цветка на цветок.
She flits between different tasks throughout the day.
Она перемещается между разными задачами в течение дня.
Birds flit across the sky at dawn.
Птицы перелетают по небу на рассвете.
Additional translations
Definitions
She caught a flitting glimpse of the deer before it disappeared into the woods.
The flitting of the birds from tree to tree was a beautiful sight to behold.
Her flitting to the party was so brief that many guests didn't even notice she was there.
The butterfly flitted from flower to flower in the garden.
She flitted from one task to another without finishing any of them.
His thoughts flitted from one idea to the next during the meeting.
They had to flit in the small hours before the landlord came to collect the rent.