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darting

adjective C2
  1. Characterized by sudden, quick movements. · Near-synonym: dartlike
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“Yes,” said Danglars, darting at Edmond a look gleaming with hate.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 5 · C1
Holmes had sat intently observant during this long discussion, missing no word that was said, with his keen eyes darting to right and to left, and his forehead wrinkled with speculation.
The Valley of Fear, p. 43 · C1
They found him stretched out on a warm ledge in the afternoon sun, admiring his beautiful new coat, for he had been in retirement for the last ten days changing his skin, and now he was very splendid--darting his big blunt-nosed head along the ground, and twisting the thirty feet of his body into fantastic knots and curves, and licking his lips as he thought of his dinner to come.
The Jungle Book, p. 42 · B2
There were a number of letters, bills, and notebooks, which Holmes turned over and examined with quick, nervous fingers and darting, penetrating eyes.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 107 · C1

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