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Flitting is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Flitting in a sentence

Flitting | Flitted | Flitter

Flitting meaning

  1. gerund of flit: the motion of something that flits.
  2. The act of moving from one residence to another; moving house.

Using Flitting

  • The main meaning on this page is: gerund of flit: the motion of something that flits. | The act of moving from one residence to another; moving house.
  • In the example corpus, flitting often appears in combinations such as: flitting around, flitting between, and flitting.

Context around Flitting

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Flitting

  • In this selection, "flitting" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, small, binoculars, hummingbirds, kingfisher, suns and behind stand out and add context to how "flitting" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a butterfly flitting behind him and be spotted flitting through trees. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "flitting" sits close to words such as aaditya, aardman and abbo, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with flitting

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

On a recent hike, this dragonfly kept flitting around us and would land right at my feet. (17 words)

How long can I stand at my window and watch the goldfinches, small flitting suns in their summer finery? (19 words)

Enjoy a peaceful guided wildlife tour of the beautiful river Wye, see Peregrine falcons to leaping salmon and flitting Kingfisher. (20 words)

To preserve beauty on the earth, beauty herself beseeches us to plant trees, and renew dead landscapes with the shadow and light of plant life flitting through the pendant limbs, the willowy boughs and the waving foliage of sturdy, yet graceful woods. (42 words)

But just looking at the end results of the Charlie and the Rich brother’s hard graft—bumblebees flitting around beds of lavender and salvia in the buttery sunlight of an English summer—gives me hope for what could be. (40 words)

As my 4-year-old son and I set off to explore the natural sounds of our neighborhood at night, I reminded myself to be more like a butterfly flitting behind him and less like a hovering helicopter. (38 words)

How long can I stand at my window and watch the goldfinches, small flitting suns in their summer finery? (19 words)

Example sentences (19)

Enjoy a peaceful guided wildlife tour of the beautiful river Wye, see Peregrine falcons to leaping salmon and flitting Kingfisher.

How long can I stand at my window and watch the goldfinches, small flitting suns in their summer finery?

Mason — who often sported a trusty bucket hat and a bandana around his neck — was a little like the birds he loved to watch through his binoculars: flitting around, forever looking for the perfect place to land.

From vibrant tropical flowers to playful hummingbirds flitting about, every corner of the resort’s grounds is a testament to its commitment to environmental preservation.

One of my personal favourites is the Chiffchaff, a small olive-brown warbler which can be spotted flitting through trees and shrubs with their distinctive tail-wagging movements.

Anyway, I never bought into the Clooney Club because he always looked a bit smug, what with the tequila business and flitting between Darfur and his Nespresso-funded Lake Como mansion.

As my 4-year-old son and I set off to explore the natural sounds of our neighborhood at night, I reminded myself to be more like a butterfly flitting behind him and less like a hovering helicopter.

But just looking at the end results of the Charlie and the Rich brother’s hard graft—bumblebees flitting around beds of lavender and salvia in the buttery sunlight of an English summer—gives me hope for what could be.

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Diddy, DJ Khaled, Meek Mill and Future all headed to Miami for a boys trip, where they were seen flitting around on jet skis.

It would be a gross miscarriage of justice if he were to serve even one day prison for his flitting cameo in this Beltway drama.

On a recent hike, this dragonfly kept flitting around us and would land right at my feet.

To preserve beauty on the earth, beauty herself beseeches us to plant trees, and renew dead landscapes with the shadow and light of plant life flitting through the pendant limbs, the willowy boughs and the waving foliage of sturdy, yet graceful woods.

With players flitting between the real-world and cyberspace, the game promises stylized adventures as players fight to overthrow a totalitarian overseer.

Flitting back and forth between the finance and news industries, I’m now a reporter for leading fintech publication Finextra.

Through the day, sparrows keep flitting in and out of Byndiamman Koil Street, usually in ones and twos, and there aren’t many chirrup-free moments.

Cedar waxwings have greeted Connie Alexander on the mornings of May 20 and 21. The waxwings have been flitting around in her oak trees.

Flitting between the beds at her spartan clinic, she cajoled mothers, dispensed orders to medics and spoon-fed milk to sickly infants.

Flitting both inside and outside the Cadillac, we're treated to both long-range shoot-outs and expert hand-to-hand combat inside the car thanks to one of the Twins' phasing inside and holding Morpheus at knifepoint.

The platinum blondes lead equally jet-set lives, flitting between their father’s pile, Althorp in Northamptonshire, and their mother’s South African home.

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Common combinations with flitting

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "flitting" in a sentence?
An example: "Enjoy a peaceful guided wildlife tour of the beautiful river Wye, see Peregrine falcons to leaping salmon and flitting Kingfisher." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "flitting" from authentic English texts.
What does "flitting" mean?
Flitting means: gerund of flit: the motion of something that flits.
How many example sentences with "flitting" are there?
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