darting

dart  (därt)

n.

1.

a. A slender, pointed missile, often having tail fins, thrown by hand, shot from a blowgun, or expelled by an exploding bomb.

b. An object likened to a slender, pointed missile either in shape, use, or effect.

2. The stinger of an insect.

3. darts (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Games A game in which small, slender, pointed missiles are thrown at a target.

4. A sudden, rapid movement.

5. A tapered tuck sewn to adjust the fit of a garment.

v. dart·ed, dart·ing, darts

v.intr.

To move suddenly and rapidly: The dog darted across the street.

v.tr.

1. To thrust or throw suddenly and rapidly.

2. To cause to move swiftly and abruptly: The squirrel darted its head from side to side before scampering up the tree.

3. To shoot (an animal) with a tranquilizing dart.

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[Middle English, from Old French, of Germanic origin.]

Translations

darting

adj → blitzschnell