Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

darting

/dˈɑɹtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.68 in modern English

Syllables: dart-ing
IPA: /dˈɑɹtɪŋ/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterized by sudden, quick movements.

verb

present participle and gerund of dart

noun

A motion or gesture that darts.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The use of darts (folds stitched on a garment).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."

Usage

Inflected Forms

more darting (comparative) most darting (superlative) dartings (plural)

Derived Forms

dartingly dartingness

Synonyms

dartlike

Rhymes With

starting departing parting charting farting restarting imparting carting smarting harting marting

Questions

How do you pronounce darting?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˈɑɹtɪŋ/.
What does darting mean?: Characterized by sudden, quick movements.

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