adj
Meaning 1
Brief, likely to be of short duration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
flitting
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Pronunciation
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/ˈflɪtɪŋ/ RA
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General-American: /ˈflɪtɪŋ/
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General-American: /-ɾɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ɪtɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: F L IH1 T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
gerund of flit: the motion of something that flits.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund
Examples
- the flittings of birds
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noun
Meaning 3
The act of moving from one residence to another; moving house.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-England, Scotland
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verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of flit
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English flit Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English flitting From flit + -ing.