adj
darting
Darting (adj) means moving with quick, sudden bursts of motion. Example: “The darting movements of the hummingbird were hard to photograph.”
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Moving with quick, sudden bursts of motion.
"Violent darting pains in the head preventing sleep."
— James Tyler Kent, Lectures on Homoeopathic Materia Medica (1989)
"The darting movements of the hummingbird were hard to photograph."
"Its flight is fairly swift, and at times very darting or jerky."
— Joseph Isaac Spadafora Whitaker, The Birds of Tunisia (1905)
"Stella was very quick, very darting."
— Jessica Stirling, The Haldanes (2012)
How to use darting
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDescribes something that moves in quick, sudden bursts, like a dart being thrown.
Common pairings
darting glance
darting movement
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Word forms
- Plural
- dartings
- Comparative
- more darting
- Superlative
- most darting
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The _____ movements of the hummingbird were hard to photograph.
Rhymes for darting
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What does “darting” mean?
The word “darting” means moving with quick, sudden bursts of motion. In plain terms, describes something that moves in quick, sudden bursts, like a dart being thrown.
How do you use “darting” in a sentence?
Here is “darting” used in a sentence: “The darting movements of the hummingbird were hard to photograph.”
What part of speech is “darting”?
“Darting” is an adjective.
What is the meaning of darting?
"darting" (adj) means moving with quick, sudden bursts of motion.
