Moving quickly and lightly from place to place, or passing rapidly and briefly.
From Old Norse 'flita' (to move quickly); entered English in the Middle Ages and has retained the sense of rapid, light movement.
Hummingbirds are the masters of flitting—their wings beat 80 times per second, so fast they can hover, move backward, and change direction mid-air, making them look like tiny magical hovering creatures.
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