FLITTING Synonyms

• lasting for a markedly brief time

• shining unsteadily

• the motion made by flapping up and down

• the activity of flying a glider

• a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly

• closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly

• be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action

• to hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time

• hang in the air; fly or be suspended above

• be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity

• hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing

• a long flag; often tapering

• be driven or carried along, as by the air

• blow gently

• a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot

• a tapered tuck made in dressmaking

• a sudden quick movement

• move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

• run or move very quickly or hastily

• move with sudden speed

• group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

• group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership

• a group of steamships operating together under the same ownership

• a group of warships organized as a tactical unit

• moving very fast

• move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

• disappear gradually

• the act of moving back and forth

• abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block

• a disorderly outburst or tumult

• the motion made by flapping up and down

• move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

• move back and forth very rapidly

• flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements

• beat rapidly

• wink briefly