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
Officials warn that street racing, with drivers darting through and around traffic without regard for the safety of others, can have deadly consequences.
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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
The headlights of the long-haul trucks illuminated Joshua trees and darting bats.
—Hazlitt, 7 Jan. 2026
During early warm-ups for the Broncos-Chargers game, Dobbins spent over 30 minutes catching up with former Los Angeles teammates and coaches, darting over to the stands to sign a few autographs.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
At 10 years old, Gina Wolfe was darting between the cash register and the kitchen of her family's McDonald's restaurant in Columbia, Tennessee.
—Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 31 Dec. 2025
Has Clooney ever seemed that good at sprinting or darting or dashing or scurrying?
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
Their vision—though not great for detail or color—is especially tuned to detect movement, which makes darting critters almost irresistible.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Smaller prints, some just an inch or two long, show tiny animals trotting or darting across the mud, while mid-sized carnivores left their three-toed marks complete with claw indentations.
—New Atlas, 3 Dec. 2025
There is his technical skill, not just in defending but in using the ball, darting forward passes through the opposition lines.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2025
Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
The headlights of the long-haul trucks illuminated Joshua trees and darting bats.
—Hazlitt, 7 Jan. 2026
During early warm-ups for the Broncos-Chargers game, Dobbins spent over 30 minutes catching up with former Los Angeles teammates and coaches, darting over to the stands to sign a few autographs.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
At 10 years old, Gina Wolfe was darting between the cash register and the kitchen of her family's McDonald's restaurant in Columbia, Tennessee.
—Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 31 Dec. 2025
Has Clooney ever seemed that good at sprinting or darting or dashing or scurrying?
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
Their vision—though not great for detail or color—is especially tuned to detect movement, which makes darting critters almost irresistible.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Smaller prints, some just an inch or two long, show tiny animals trotting or darting across the mud, while mid-sized carnivores left their three-toed marks complete with claw indentations.
—New Atlas, 3 Dec. 2025
There is his technical skill, not just in defending but in using the ball, darting forward passes through the opposition lines.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for darting
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But how bats can tell which echo to follow while flitting around in a sea of overlapping and competing signals pinging off the myriad surfaces in their environments has been a mystery—until now.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
20 Jan. 2026
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At ease everywhere from flitting free jazz to looser, funkier textures, Allen abides, insistent but never overbearing on a session well worth the wait.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
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The metallic silver dress featured dense sequins, subtle corsetry through the waist, and a fluttering midiskirt that shifted with movement.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
12 Jan. 2026
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With 10 minutes to spare before a rally at the intersection of 45th Street and Lamar Boulevard, at least 50 protesters were already showing up with drums, saxophones, homemade signs and fluttering American flags to protest ICE's killing of 37-year-old Minneapolis resident Renee Nicole Good.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Widening his friend circle and going out dancing.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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Hundreds of Senegalese gathered for a public viewing in the area historically called Little Senegal in Harlem, then spilled into the streets waving flags, singing and dancing in an informal parade late into the night.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Alijah Arenas switched between his forehand shot and backhand, flicking the plastic ball over the net to his opponent, former NBA star Brandon Jennings.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
20 Jan. 2026
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While the horses were flicking sand like fireworks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Darting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/darting. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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