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
Dark figures were darting through the shadows—Germans were carrying sacks and pillows to their building.
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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.
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Nick Miller,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
The Griz constantly pumps the rod to get his bait darting forward and then dropping back.
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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.
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Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
Everyone else is darting glances back and forth between us.
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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.
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Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
In between takes while filming Cocktail (1988), the actor saw costar Elisabeth Shue darting toward a helicopter's tail rotor — which, when in motion, is barely visible and thus instantly lethal.
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Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 May 2026
Like a vibrantly hued snake darting down the narrow branch of a tree, the collective of high-performance automobiles rapidly navigates the narrow, serpentine artery along the Northeastern Italian coast, a quicksilver-like tracing of the border between Il Bel Paese and Slovenia.
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Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
11 May 2026
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
In between takes while filming Cocktail (1988), the actor saw costar Elisabeth Shue darting toward a helicopter's tail rotor — which, when in motion, is barely visible and thus instantly lethal.
—
Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 May 2026
Like a vibrantly hued snake darting down the narrow branch of a tree, the collective of high-performance automobiles rapidly navigates the narrow, serpentine artery along the Northeastern Italian coast, a quicksilver-like tracing of the border between Il Bel Paese and Slovenia.
—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for darting
Verb
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Within moments, someone pointed out a starling flitting across the hazy sky.
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The stairs bear witness to feet, flitting up and down, a whispering flood of life that has carried us forth to this day.
Verb
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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.
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Red, black and gold flags are flying from car bonnets and fluttering on balconies, especially on matchdays.
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Cape Verde's been leading the offense, with several opportunities dancing around the Saudi net, but without precision.
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Attendees donning only red and white were the happiest in the park, dancing along to the DJ’s half-time playlist.
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The soon-to-be 26-year-old left winger scored at the end of the first half on a breakaway, casually flicking the ball past Haitian goalkeeper Johny Placide.
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The Americans were less cohesive without Pulisic in the second half, but Reyna still added the finishing touch by gliding into the box and toe-flicking home his first World Cup goal.
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“Darting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/darting. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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