<p><strong>Verb (used without object):</strong></p><ul><li>To move lightly and swiftly; fly, dart, or skim along (e.g., bees flitting from flower to flower)</li><li>To flutter, as a bird</li><li>To pass quickly, as time (e.g., hours flitting by)</li><li>Chiefly Scot and North England: To depart or die</li><li>To change one's residence</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>Chiefly Scot: To remove; transfer; oust or dispossess</li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>A light, swift movement; flutter</li><li>Scot and North England: A change of residence; instance of moving to a new address</li></ul><p><strong>Slang:</strong></p><ul><li>Extremely disparaging and offensive: A contemptuous term used to refer to a gay man</li></ul>