dart
/dɑɹt/ verb C2- To throw with a sudden effort or thrust; to hurl or launch.
- To send forth suddenly or rapidly; to emit; to shoot. · As the sun darted forth his beams, she darted a meaningful glance at me.
- To shoot with a dart, especially a tranquilizer dart. · They had to dart the animal to get close enough to help
- To fly or pass swiftly, like a dart; to move rapidly in one direction; to shoot out quickly. · The flying man darted eastward.
- To start and run with speed; to shoot rapidly along. · The deer darted from the thicket.· The fish darted under a stone.
He/she/it darts · Past darted · Past participle darted · -ing form darting
Verb forms
- Base form
- dart
- He/she/it
- darts
- Past
- darted
- Past participle
- darted
- -ing form
- darting
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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“Merely the 5,000,000 you have about you.” Danglars felt a dreadful spasm dart through his heart.
From one to another the child’s eyes darted, eager and wistful.
Blewett darted her eyes over Anne from head to foot.
Josie descended from her perch, flushed with victory, and darted a defiant glance at Anne.
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