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
  • Within moments, someone pointed out a starling flitting across the hazy sky.
    — Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
  • The stairs bear witness to feet, flitting up and down, a whispering flood of life that has carried us forth to this day.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 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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  • The pair is eyeing late summer for a doors-open debut, with an open-air block party that will close Imperial Street for dancing.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • The girls beamed dancing with the smiling Johnson, who honored his co-star Catherine Laga'aia (the live-action Moana) in the dance.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Definition of dancing
Verb
  • The Argentine legend unlocked the Cape Verde defense in the 29th minute, controlling a long diagonal pass with one touch in the box and promptly flicking it over the head of a charging Vozinha.
    — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • Mayele put Congo ahead 10 minutes later when flicking past Nematov at the near post and was mobbed by teammates and even substitutes, who raced off the bench and across the field to join in the wild celebrations.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 June 2026
Definition of flicking

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