Verb
- 1. flit, flutter, fleet, dart, travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip
- usage: move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"
- 2. evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet, pass, disappear, vanish, go away
- usage: disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off"
Adjective
- 1. fleeting, fugitive, momentaneous, momentary, short (vs. long)
- usage: lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse"
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