darting
darting adjective: characterized by sudden, quick movements. Also the present participle and gerund of dart.
Adjective
darting (comparative more darting, superlative most darting)
- Characterized by sudden, quick movements.
- Near-synonym: dartlike
- Its flight is fairly swift, and at times very darting or jerky.1905, Joseph Isaac Spadafora Whitaker, The Birds of Tunisia, page 221
- Synonyms:
- dartlike
Noun
darting (countable and uncountable, plural dartings)
- A motion or gesture that darts.
- During this period, a different set of abnormal mouth-movements made their appearance: forced protrusions of the lips, propulsion of the tongue, and occasional choreic dartings of the tongue.1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings
- Jane Gibson taught the cast the movements of the various creatures they were representing: the linear shufflings of the hedgehogs, the dozy lollopings of the rabbits, the sinuous dartings of the weasel and so on.2000, Alan Bennett, Writing Home
- The use of darts (folds stitched on a garment).
Also used as
darting is also the present participle and gerund of dart.
Synonyms of darting
Forms of darting
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more darting |
| superlative | most darting |
| Noun | |
| plural | dartings |
Words formed from darting
Phrases with darting
Questions about darting
- What does darting mean?
- Darting means characterized by sudden, quick movements.
- What part of speech is darting?
- Darting can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near darting in the dictionary
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