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  1. 1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Flit Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A flying with lightness and celerity; a fluttering. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A removal from one habitation to another. Source: opted
  4. 4. 1. A flying with lightness and celerity; a fluttering. 2. A removal from one habitation to another. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] A neighbor had lent his cart for the flitting, and it was now standing loaded at the door, ready to move away. Jeffrey. Contention; strife; scolding; specif., a kind of metrical contest between two persons, popular in Scotland in the 16th century. [Obs. or Scot.] These "flytings" consisted of alternate torrents of sheer Billingsgate poured upon each other by the combatants. Saintsbury. Source: webster
  5. 5. Contention; strife; scolding; specif., a kind of metricalcontest between two persons, popular in Scotland in the 16th century.[Obs. or Scot.] Source: adambom
  6. 6. v move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart Source: ecdict

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