intr.v. flit·ted, flit·ting, flits 1. To move about rapidly and nimbly. 2. To move quickly from one condition or location to another. n. 1. A fluttering or darting movement. 2. Informal An empty-headed, silly, often erratic person. [Middle English flitten, from Old Norse flytja, to carry about, convey; see pleu- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] flitter n. |
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