darting

verb

present participle of dart
as in flitting
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements the housefly darted about the room until it found an open window and flew out

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Recent Examples of darting Photos shared by the city on social media show the presence of law enforcement among the crowd, including a moment of what appears to be people darting from a firework going off near 23rd Street. — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 6 July 2026 So far, the Pentagon has released three batches of files ranging from decades-old FBI reports to more recent military videos showing orbs darting or soaring through the sky. — CBS News, 1 July 2026 Dark figures were darting through the shadows—Germans were carrying sacks and pillows to their building. — Vasily Grossman, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026 But then two attackers made darting runs to the near post, causing chaos in the Uzbekistan defence, the ball squirted through and eventually went in via a combination of Nematov and Abdukodir Khusanov. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 23 June 2026 The Griz constantly pumps the rod to get his bait darting forward and then dropping back. — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2026 When New York last reached the NBA Finals in 1999, Brunson was just 3 years old, darting around locker rooms while his father, Rick Brunson, was a backup point guard for the Knicks. — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 13 June 2026 Everyone else is darting glances back and forth between us. — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026 In the heyday of her career, her choppy hair, flat chest, sickly pallor and large darting eyes were a manic pixie dream. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for darting
  1. flitting
  2. fluttering
  3. dancing
  4. flicking
Verb
  • An airy, not-too-sweet vanilla like Taunt is the perfect encapsulation of a Gemini who’s always flitting from one topic of interest to the next.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 14 July 2026
  • Within moments, someone pointed out a starling flitting across the hazy sky.
    — Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
Definition of flitting
Verb
  • But Curls Ultra aren’t solely interested in resurrecting the mysticism of the past or indulging in the parties of the present, the occasional fluttering flute solo or boisterous sax line notwithstanding.
    — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 26 June 2026
  • Red, black and gold flags are flying from car bonnets and fluttering on balconies, especially on matchdays.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 26 June 2026
Definition of fluttering
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  • Kris Jenner Kim Kardashian Kylie Jenner Kylie reshared a tribute post from a fan account that posted a video of little Kylie dancing with her grandmother.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 16 July 2026
  • And if that wasn’t enough, a silver dancing Frozen Charlatan usually interrupts the set until White kicks him off, giving the audience a moment of light comedy.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026
Definition of dancing
Verb
  • The action of continuously flicking a typical mouse wheel up and down can be slow and tedious as well difficult to control, even with infinite scroll wheels.
    — Shirl Leigh July 12, New Atlas, 12 July 2026
  • By flicking their tongues, snakes can detect the scent trails left by potential prey, such as rodents or birds, and accurately track and capture them even in the dark or in complex environments.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026
Definition of flicking

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