Definition of "flittered" [flittered]

• Simple past tense and past participle of flitter. (verb)

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• "His gaze softened as a knowing expression flittered over his face."
• "Ten went bankrupt or became broke, several were involved in financial scandals, two died in duels, one became a shattered drunkard, two "flittered" with treason, one was expelled from the Senate, one went mad, others quarreled bitterly among themselves about politics and interpreting the document they created, and most switched political sides for convenience in their subsequent quests for office."
• "She quenched the thought as soon as it flittered through her mind, but not fast enough."