2. Noun. A motion or gesture that darts. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Darting
1. dart [v] - See also: dart
Lexicographical Neighbors of Darting
Literary usage of Darting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. In the Vine Country by Edith Œnone Somerville, Martin Ross (1893)
"The little figures flew in darting circles, like flies on a pool, ... in THE
LITTLE FIGURES FLEW IN darting CIRCLES, LIKE FLIES IN A POOL. absolute accord, ..."
2. The Damnation of Theron Ware by Harold Frederic (1896)
"The reptile squirmed and doubled itself backward around his wrist, darting out
and in with dizzy swiftness its tiny forked tongue. ..."
3. Plutarch's Lives by Plutarch (1885)
"... great force at conve nient distance against the enemies who were inexperienced
in that way of darting, and used to fight with short darts hand to hand. ..."
4. London by Charles Knight (1841)
"... glorious colonnades ; whilst the glimpse of attendants darting to and fro with
refreshments reminds the hungry that it is now supper-time at Vauxhall. ..."
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