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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)

  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 dartling

What is dartling the present participle and gerund of?
Dartling is the present participle and gerund of dartle.

Words near dartling in the dictionary

  1. dartitis
  2. dartle
  3. dartled
  4. dartles
  5. dartlike
  6. dartling
  7. Dartmoor
  8. Dartmoor Forest
  9. Dartmoors
  10. Dartmothian
  11. Dartmothians

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