dart

[ dahrt ]
/ dɑrt /

noun

verb (used without object)

to move swiftly; spring or start suddenly and run swiftly: A mouse darted out of the closet and ran across the room.

verb (used with object)

to thrust or move suddenly or rapidly: He darted his eyes around the room.

Origin of dart

1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French < Old Low Franconian; compare Old English daroth, Old High German tart, Old Norse darrathr spear, lance

OTHER WORDS FROM dart

dart·ing·ly, adverb dart·ing·ness, noun

Example sentences from the Web for darting

British Dictionary definitions for darting (1 of 2)

dart 1
/ (dɑːt) /

noun

a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot, as in the game of darts
a sudden quick movement
zoology a slender pointed structure, as in snails for aiding copulation or in nematodes for penetrating the host's tissues
a tapered tuck made in dressmaking

verb

to move or throw swiftly and suddenly; shoot she darted across the room
See also darts

Derived forms of dart

darting, adjective dartingly, adverb

Word Origin for dart

C14: from Old French, of Germanic origin; related to Old English daroth spear, Old High German tart dart

British Dictionary definitions for darting (2 of 2)

dart 2
/ (dɑːt) /

noun

any of various tropical and semitropical marine fish

Word Origin for dart

from Middle English darce, from Late Latin dardus, dart, javelin