flit

About 0.32 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A fluttering or darting movement.
2. noun A sudden departure from a property.

   I did a flit, as the landlord was due to arrive to collect the rent.

3. noun A particular, unexpected, short lived change of state.

   My computer just had a flit.

4. noun A homosexual.
5. verb To move about rapidly and nimbly.

   the low buzz of insects flitting over the flowers

6. verb To move quickly from one location to another.
7. verb To unpredictably change state for short periods of time.

   My blender flits because the power cord is damaged.

8. verb To move house (sometimes a sudden move to avoid debts).

Similar words

flutter dart fleet run steal fly flitter flurt flimmer flirt

Often followed by

from about across through in by before and to

Word family

flits flitted flitting