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dartled

dartled is the simple past and past participle of dartle.

Meaning of dartle

Verb

dartle (third-person singular simple present dartles, present participle dartling, simple past and past participle dartled)

  1. To pierce, shoot, or shine through
    • my star that dartles the red and the blue1855, Robert Browning, My Star
  2. 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

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Questions about dartled

What is dartled the simple past and past participle of?
Dartled is the simple past and past participle of dartle.

Words near dartled in the dictionary

  1. Dartington
  2. dartist
  3. dartists
  4. dartitis
  5. dartle
  6. dartled
  7. dartles
  8. dartlike
  9. dartling
  10. Dartmoor
  11. Dartmoor Forest

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