Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flitting

/ˈflɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables: flit-ting
IPA: /ˈflɪtɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

gerund of flit: the motion of something that flits.

noun

The act of moving from one residence to another; moving house.

verb

present participle and gerund of flit

adj

Brief, likely to be of short duration.

Example Sentences

"the flittings of birds"
"After the flitting of the bats, / When thickest dark did trance the sky, / She drew the casement-curtain by, / And glanced athwart the glooming flats."
"The hare lends its form to the witch for her twilight flittings and scuddings to the place of some unhallowed rendezvous."
"Uncle Billy came home for the weekend to help with the flitting."
"Poor Margarita's flitting life appeared to concentrate all its powers for this long desired visit, and her eyes seemed to emit a supernatural light, when they were indeed assured that Glentworth stood before her;..."

Etymology

Etymology tree English flit Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English flitting From flit + -ing.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈflɪtɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

flittings (plural) more flitting (comparative) most flitting (superlative)

Derived Forms

flittingly

Rhymes With

sitting hitting fitting committing admitting splitting quitting submitting spitting permitting knitting transmitting

Questions

How do you pronounce flitting?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈflɪtɪŋ/.
What does flitting mean?: gerund of flit: the motion of something that flits.
Where does flitting come from?: Etymology tree English flit Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English flitting From flit + -ing.

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