darting

adj

1. Characterized by sudden, quick movements.

   “Near-synonym: dartlike”

   “Its flight is fairly swift, and at times very darting or jerky.”

   “Violent darting pains in the head preventing sleep.”

   “Stella was very quick, very darting.”

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of dart

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)A motion or gesture that darts.

   “During this period, a different set of abnormal mouth-movements made their appearance: forced protrusions of the lips, propulsion of the tongue, and occasional choreic dartings of the tongue.”

   “Jane Gibson taught the cast the movements of the various creatures they were representing: the linear shufflings of the hedgehogs, the dozy lollopings of the rabbits, the sinuous dartings of the weasel and so on.”

2. (countable, uncountable)The use of darts (folds stitched on a garment).