dartle
/ˈdɑː(ɹ)təl/
dartle noun: a brief shining; a flicker of light.
Noun
dartle (plural dartles)
Verb
dartle (third-person singular simple present dartles, present participle dartling, simple past and past participle dartled)
- To pierce, shoot, or shine through
- my star that dartles the red and the blue1855, Robert Browning, My Star
- to dart about.
- The brooks that sometimes run dry, or hide under the smooth stones;
In the time of fullness leaping from ledge to ledge down to the big brook that never dries;
Where the trout dartle and the pools are shadowy and cool[…]1908, Richard Watson Gilder, The Fire Divine - The crimson banners of Samarkand dartled above the low breakers of drifted sand. Plumed helmets swam along the dunes like shark fins over billows.1938, Walter Claremartin, Golden Hour of Guchee
- The brooks that sometimes run dry, or hide under the smooth stones;
Forms of dartle
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | dartles |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | dartles |
| present participle | dartling |
| past participle | dartled |
| past | dartled |
Origin of dartle
From dart + -le.
Questions about dartle
- What does dartle mean?
- Dartle means a brief shining; a flicker of light.
- What part of speech is dartle?
- Dartle can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce dartle?
- Dartle is pronounced /ˈdɑː(ɹ)təl/.
- What is the plural of dartle?
- The plural of dartle is dartles.
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