dartling
dartling is the present participle and gerund of dartle.
Meaning of dartle
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 brooks that sometimes run dry, or hide under the smooth stones;
Questions about dartling
- What is dartling the present participle and gerund of?
- Dartling is the present participle and gerund of dartle.
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