Verb: dart daa(r)t- Move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
"The hummingbird darted among the branches"; - flit, flutter, fleet - Run or move very quickly or hastily
"She darted into the yard"; - dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot, whip - Move with sudden speed
"His forefinger darted in all directions as he spoke" Noun: dart daa(r)t- A small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot
- A tapered tuck made in dressmaking
- A sudden quick movement
- flit
Derived forms: darting, darted, darts Type of: belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie [archaic], hotfoot, hurl, hurry, hurtle, lunge, missile, motility, motion, move, movement, pelt along, projectile, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, thrust, travel rapidly, tuck, zip Part of: garment Encyclopedia: Dart |