flit
Pronunciation: (flit), [key]
— v., n. flit•ted, flit•ting,
—v.i.
- to move lightly and swiftly; fly, dart, or skim along: bees flitting from flower to flower.
- to flutter, as a bird.
- to pass quickly, as time: hours flitting by.
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- to depart or die.
- to change one's residence.
—v.t.
- to remove; transfer; oust or dispossess.
—n.
- a light, swift movement; flutter.
- a change of residence; instance of moving to a new address.
- . a male homosexual.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.