Flit (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flitted (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Flitting
(?).] [OE. flitten, flutten, to carry away; cf. Icel. flytja, Sw.
flytta, Dan. flytte. √84. Cf. Fleet, v. i.] 1. 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.
A shadow flits before me.
Tennyson.