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Meaning of "flitted" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FLITTED

flitted  [ˈflɪtɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLITTED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Flitted is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb flitted in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FLITTED

PRESENT

Present
I flit
you flit
he/she/it flits
we flit
you flit
they flit
Present continuous
I am flitting
you are flitting
he/she/it is flitting
we are flitting
you are flitting
they are flitting
Present perfect
I have flitted
you have flitted
he/she/it has flitted
we have flitted
you have flitted
they have flitted
Present perfect continuous
I have been flitting
you have been flitting
he/she/it has been flitting
we have been flitting
you have been flitting
they have been flitting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I flitted
you flitted
he/she/it flitted
we flitted
you flitted
they flitted
Past continuous
I was flitting
you were flitting
he/she/it was flitting
we were flitting
you were flitting
they were flitting
Past perfect
I had flitted
you had flitted
he/she/it had flitted
we had flitted
you had flitted
they had flitted
Past perfect continuous
I had been flitting
you had been flitting
he/she/it had been flitting
we had been flitting
you had been flitting
they had been flitting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will flit
you will flit
he/she/it will flit
we will flit
you will flit
they will flit
Future continuous
I will be flitting
you will be flitting
he/she/it will be flitting
we will be flitting
you will be flitting
they will be flitting
Future perfect
I will have flitted
you will have flitted
he/she/it will have flitted
we will have flitted
you will have flitted
they will have flitted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been flitting
you will have been flitting
he/she/it will have been flitting
we will have been flitting
you will have been flitting
they will have been flitting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would flitted
you would flitted
he/she/it would flitted
we would flitted
you would flitted
they would flitted
Conditional continuous
I would be flitting
you would be flitting
he/she/it would be flitting
we would be flitting
you would be flitting
they would be flitting
Conditional perfect
I would have flitted
you would have flitted
he/she/it would have flitted
we would have flitted
you would have flitted
they would have flitted
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been flitting
you would have been flitting
he/she/it would have been flitting
we would have been flitting
you would have been flitting
they would have been flitting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you flit
we let´s flit
you flit
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to flit
Past participle
flitted
Present Participle
flitting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLITTED


chapleted
ˈtʃæplɪtɪd
dedicated
ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪtɪd
estimated
ˈɛstɪmeɪtɪd
excited
ɪkˈsaɪtɪd
fimbriated
ˈfɪmbrɪlɪtɪd
integrated
ˈɪntɪˌɡreɪtɪd
limited
ˈlɪmɪtɪd
located
ləʊˈkeɪtɪd
qualitied
ˈkwɒlɪtɪd
related
rɪˈleɪtɪd
scolytid
ˈskɒlɪtɪd
silver-plated
ˌsɪlvəˈpleɪtɪd
stated
ˈsteɪtɪd
submitted
səbˈmɪtɪd
top-rated
ˌtɒpˈreɪtɪd
unfilleted
ʌnˈfɪlɪtɪd
united
juːˈnaɪtɪd
unlimited
ʌnˈlɪmɪtɪd
unqualitied
ʌnˈkwɒlɪtɪd
updated
ʌpˈdeɪtɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLITTED

flirtatious
flirtatiously
flirtatiousness
flirter
flirtingly
flirtish
flirty
flisk
flisky
flit
flitch
flite
flitt
flitter
flittermice
flittermouse
flittern
flitting
flivver
flix

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLITTED

acquitted
admitted
benefitted
committed
dim-witted
emitted
fitted
hand-knitted
knitted
omitted
outfitted
outwitted
permitted
pitted
recommitted
refitted
remitted
retrofitted
spotted
transmitted
uncommitted

Synonyms and antonyms of flitted in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FLITTED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «flitted» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of flitted
dart · dash · flash · fleet · flutter · fly · pass · skim · speed · whisk · wing

Translation of «flitted» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLITTED

Find out the translation of flitted to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flitted from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flitted» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

掠过
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

revoloteaban
570 millions of speakers

English

flitted
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

झूलते रहे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رفرفت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мелькали
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

esvoaçavam
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

flitted
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

voletaient
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terbalik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

huschte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

flitted
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

flitted
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Flitted
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lướt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

flitted
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Flitted
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

flitted
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

svolazzavano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przemknął
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мелькали
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

zburau
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

flitted
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

flitted
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flitted
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flitted
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flitted

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLITTED»

The term «flitted» is normally little used and occupies the 122.171 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLITTED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «flitted» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «flitted» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flitted

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLITTED»

Discover the use of flitted in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flitted and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The English Dialect Dictionary, Being the Complete ...
There's many yet to ha'e their cast, Tho' many flitted, Tuox Amusements (1812) 24 . Cav. The rent of the house was too high so we flitted here (M.S.M.). ne.!lks.l 33. m.Yks.l Fluid, Intmd. 34. w.Yks. Hur an' hur husband flitted intuv a hahse o'ther ...
Joseph Wright, 1900
2
The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
Also e.An. Ken. Also written flitt Sc. Lin. (HALL-l; flytt Se. ; and in form fleet S. & Ork.' MS. add. Cuiii.' Lin. \Var. Nrf. [flit, flit.] I. iv. Grain. forms. 1. l'i'rlrrilr; (1) Flait, (2) Flit. (3i Flitted,(4) Flittud, (5) Flote, (6) Flyttit. [For further examples see 11 below.]  ...
Joseph Wright
3
Essays, Moral and Humorous: Also Essays on Imagination and Taste
Then roused again — again the fight Flitted before his dazzled sight. His anxious e'e, but firm and fierce, Wander'd bewast the Loch o' Kerse, Watching some messengers o' speed Tidings to bear in time o' need — When lightsome Will o' ...
Joseph Addison, 1839
4
The Peterson Magazine
Zephyr-like her bridal veil Kissed a. form replete with grace. And the ancient mirror there Ne'er reflected aught so fair, While her bridesmaids, merrily With their song and laughter free, Flushed with youth's delicious glow, Flitted, flitted to and fro.
Ann Sophia Stephens, Charles Jacobs Peterson, 1850
5
The book of Scottish poems: ancient and modern, ed. with ...
Then roused again ; again the fight Flitted before his dazzl'd sight. His anxious ee , but firm and fierce, Wander'd bewast the Loch o' Kerse, Watchin some messenger o' speed, Tidings to bear in time o' need : Whan lightsome Will o' Ashyntree ...
J. Ross, 1878
6
The contemporaries of Burns: and the more recent poets of ...
In 1816, Sir Alexander printed at the Auchinleck press a few copies of a poem written by himself, entitled " Skeldon Haughs, or the Sow is Flitted," a tale in rhyme, founded on an Ayrshire tradition of the fifteenth century. Not having seen the ...
James Paterson, 1840
7
The Riverside readers...
The butterfly flitted from flower to flower, across the grass, and over the lily pond. The princess flitted from flower to flower, across the grass, and around the lily pond. A long way from the palace, the butterfly flitted into a bush. The princess flitted ...
James Hixon Van Sickle, Wilhelmina Seegmiller, Frances Jenkins, 1911
8
Lives of illustrious and distinguished Scotsman, forming a ...
In 1816, appeared a poetical tale, somewhat like Burns's " Tam o' Shanter," entitled, "Skeldon Haughs, or the Sow is Flitted !" being founded on a traditionary story regarding an Ayrshire feud of the fifteenth century.l In 1821, Mr Boswell was  ...
Robert Chambers, 1841
9
The poetical works of Sir Alexander Boswell ...
Watchin some messenger o' speed, Tidings to bear in time o' need: Whan lightsome Will o' Ashyntree Cam breathless pechin oure the lee. Lang, lang or he cou'd parley hear, The auld man cried, fu' loud and clear, " Is the Sow flitted ? tell me ...
Sir Alexander Boswell, Robert Howie Smith, 1871
10
The gray man: a novel
There has been a waesome slaughter o' your folk — ten o' them are dead — " "Is the sow flitted ?" cried Crauford, louder than ever. " Can you no answer, yea or nay ?" " Oh, Kerse, hear me and weep ; your braw and bonny son Jock, the flower  ...
Samuel Rutherford Crockett, 1896

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLITTED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flitted is used in the context of the following news items.
1
John 'Goldfinger' Palmer: Murdered fraudster was under …
... was fed a daily diet of information about Palmer's meetings and associations as he flitted around the globe and between Britain, Tenerife and ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
2
Federer to face Djokovic in Wimbledon final - Honolulu Star-Advertiser
... in the preceding game through sheer will, whatever excitement had built to a crescendo in the stadium, had flitted out through the open roof. «Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Jul 15»
3
Acupuncture: Demystifying an Ancient Practice
... leave the building with my dignity intact, acupuncturist Andrei Stoica's hands were no longer on my back—they had flitted down to my ankles. «Washingtonian.com, Jul 15»
4
'Mrs. Howland' cared much for the children in her life
Butterflies flitted meaningfully all through Betsey Patch Howland's life. She could watch them dance atop the Berkshire land of her childhood, ... «Press & Sun-Bulletin, Jul 15»
5
Valparaiso Host World Champion dancers in Mijas
... performance that had the audience wide eyed and mesmerised by their grace and elegance as they flitted across the dance floor effortlessly. «Euro Weekly News, Jul 15»
6
Warehouse Eyes Release PRISMS EP Today
The duo brings a tediously diverse musical background to the table - they are both classically trained and flitted from musical world to musical ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
7
Outdoors: After difficult journey, Newcomb Lake offers peaceful retreat
We held hot drinks in the chill morning air while a yellow-rumped warbler flitted above us. Two loons surfaced just off shore. The warbler chose ... «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»
8
Our life upon this Earth is a vapor, a passing mist - Enid News & Eagle
Will He recognize that you were Jesus to all those who flitted in and out of your life? I know today's issues can be frustrating and disheartening ... «Enid News & Eagle, Jul 15»
9
Coyotes seem bolder than ever
I was so delighted that my senses slipped to a low alert mode, until a tawny shape flitted on the edge of my vision. When I turned my head, ... «Simi Valley Acorn, Jul 15»
10
5 Ways to Get Your Point Across Persuasively
The showroom rep followed me around as I flitted from area to area like a butterfly. After about ten minutes as I zeroed in on one grouping that I ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

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