Antonyms for darting

Grammar : Verb

Spell : dahrt

Phonetic Transcription : dɑrt

Definition of darting

Origin : late 14c., "to pierce with a dart," from dart (n.). Meaning "to move like a dart" is attested from 1610s. Related: Darted; darter; darting.

verb race away; propel

Example sentences :

They were other firecraft; he saw them darting in and down from all sides.
Extract from : « The Hammer of Thor » by Charles Willard Diffin

People were darting here and there, in ordinary clothes, or in all sorts of makeups.
Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks

He was darting out of the gate, but his friend seized his coat.
Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Sime made a darting grasp for her wrist and wrung the weapon from her.
Extract from : « The Martian Cabal » by Roman Frederick Starzl

She rose swiftly to her feet, darting fearful glances on all sides.
Extract from : « A Set of Six » by Joseph Conrad

The Marl was darting about madly, seeking, seeking a thing like itself.
Extract from : « Cogito, Ergo Sum » by John Foster West

In truth he had only glimpsed a darting figure, but one he knew!
Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland

The American saw his pistol fall, and darting forward, picked it up.
Extract from : « Up the Forked River » by Edward Sylvester Ellis

Just then the darting lanterns of the crew, far down the beach, attracted her.
Extract from : « Janet of the Dunes » by Harriet T. Comstock

I seemed to be caged in flames that were darting at me savagely, spitefully.
Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service

Synonyms for darting

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