Synonyms of darting

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flitting
• fluttering
• dancing
• flicking
• scurrying
• zipping
• flying
• flickering
• wandering
• flittering
• flirting
• sailing
• speeding
• scuttling
• sprinting
• scampering
• roaming
• zooming
• dashing
• zinging
• skipping
• skittering
• scudding
• meandering
• shooting
• rambling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hanging
• floating
• hovering

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of darting

Surfaces glow with darting light, the beehive smoke and silhouettes and flickering neon lulls the viewer to a state conducive to such pondering. — Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026

On the next drive, Ford took the snap and bobbled it before securing the ball and darting around the edge to run for a five-yard touchdown. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Thank you to the San Francisco Zoo for their expertise darting the lion and documenting the scene. — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

One TikTok of the scrappy piggy dodging cars and darting between would-be animal rescuers’ legs racked up nearly a half million views. — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

Then, after a bullet hit Kirk, Robinson could be seen darting across the roof, dropping to ground level and sprinting away on foot, Hull added. — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026

Chelsea attack with venom; Cole Palmer, Joao Pedro and Morgan Rogers are darting flashes of blue steel. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Other textiles in the house were found in India, Egypt, and Kuwait, where Consuelo bought a Bedouin tent, soon to be installed among the fig, persimmon, and pomegranate trees—and the darting lizards—in the gardens. — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2026

This conversation was taking place in Jaya Aunty’s living room, and Nidhi’s eyes kept darting about. — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026