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dartingness

dartingness noun: the quality of motion of something that darts.

Noun

dartingness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of motion of something that darts.
    • With the speed and grace of an eel, a dartingness and pouncingness nobody had expected from his burly person, Lewellyn had reached for one of the punk's wrists with both hands.1961, Bernard Wolfe, The Magic of Their Singing, page 180

Origin of dartingness

From darting + -ness.

Questions about dartingness

What does dartingness mean?
Dartingness means the quality of motion of something that darts.
What part of speech is dartingness?
Dartingness is a noun.

Words near dartingness in the dictionary

  1. darties
  2. dartiest
  3. darting
  4. darting about
  5. dartingly
  6. dartingness
  7. dartings
  8. Dartington
  9. dartist
  10. dartists
  11. dartitis

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