Flitting Definition

Flitting Sentence Examples

• They live a gay life, flitting from flower to flower, sipping the drops of honeydew, without a thought for the morrow.

• A little flock of these titmice came daily to pick a dinner out of my woodpile, or the crumbs at my door, with faint flitting lisping notes, like the tinkling of icicles in the grass, or else with sprightly day day day, or more rarely, in spring-like days, a wiry summery phe-be from the woodside.

• There were rumors flitting about that the Smashing Pumpkins would split which was fueling the frenzy further.

• For seven years, Etain existed as a butterfly, flitting from place to place without a home of her own.

• Although steps were taken to conceal what was in progress, the Turkish staff were aware that preparations for evacuation were in full vigour; but they could not foresee the date on which the final flitting would take place, nor could they make sure how far the number of combatants within the British lines had been reduced.