Flit1. (v. i.) To move with celerity through the air; to fly away with a rapid motion; to dart along; to fleet; as, a bird flits away; a cloud flits along.
2. (v. i.) To flutter; to rove on the wing.
3. (v. i.) To pass rapidly, as a light substance, from one place to another; to remove; to migrate.
4. (v. i.) To remove from one place or habitation to another.
5. (v. i.) To be unstable; to be easily or often moved.
6. (a.) Nimble; quick; swift. [Obs.] See Fleet.
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