1. moving quickly and lightly from one place to another; fluttering or darting

1. the act of moving quickly and lightly; a quick, light movement
2. a side piece of timber or plank used in shipbuilding or construction
Usage: nautical; technical

Examples

• The butterfly was flitching between the flowers in the garden.
• Birds were flitching from branch to branch in the trees.
• She noticed the flitching movement of the hummingbird's wings.
• The carpenter used flitching to reinforce the wooden frame.
• The leaves were flitching in the breeze.
• He watched the flitching shadows on the wall as clouds passed overhead.