adjective

flitting

FLIH-tihng

adjective

Lasting only a short time; brief and quickly passing.

"He felt a flitting sense of regret before moving on."

How to Use Flitting

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishSomething quick and short-lived, like a fleeting thought or feeling.

Common pairings

a flitting glance flitting thoughts

more flitting comparative, most flitting superlative

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He felt a _____ sense of regret before moving on.

From flit + the suffix -ing.

fitting sitting hitting pitting knitting quitting spitting slitting admitting befitting unwitting splitting