darted

verb

past tense of dart
as in flitted
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements the housefly darted about the room until it found an open window and flew out

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Recent Examples of darted His plan worked, and the bear darted to the side of the road before disappearing back into the woods. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 My eyes darted back and forth, trying to grasp the imposing silhouette in its entirety. — Karina Zaiets, USA Today, 19 June 2026 Children played with buscaniguas, small chasing firecrackers that darted unpredictably across the ground. — Literary Hub, 1 July 2026 But instead of trying to run out more time or take a foul, Fox darted to the basket and attempted a lay-up, which Anunoby blocked. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026 Ashour, the scorer, had darted in from the left, wrapping a delicious sweeping shot that had to be good because Thibaut Courtois was trying to stop it. — Simon Hughes, New York Times, 15 June 2026 Moments after throwing an inbounds pass to the Knicks’ top closer, Anunoby darted to the basket just as Jalen Brunson threw up a 3. — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 The next inning, the Rays’ Ben Williamson hit a two-out single to Tucker in right field, and Tampa’s Jonathan Aranda darted around third toward home. — Liana Handler follow, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2026 After a weekend in the city with his fiancée, Kelce darted over to Los Angeles with his brother Jason to host a live taping of New Heights at the Orpheum Theatre on Monday, June 12. — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for darted
  1. flitted
  2. fluttered
  3. danced
  4. flicked
  5. scurried
Verb
  • The Spanish, who had at first just flitted along the coast in their galleons, had begun marching inland and overland from Mexico with crosses and soldiers and soldiers’ families.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Another trio flitted about the main kitchen.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026
Definition of flitted
Verb
  • Cassettes fluttered, CDs skipped, and choosing a dozen albums for a trip meant leaving dozens more behind.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 June 2026
  • Dozens of butterflies, likely variable checkerspots with hints of yellow and red on their wings, fluttered all around.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Definition of fluttered
Verb
  • Evans, who's also danced for Beyoncé, Ricky Martin, Cardi B and Bad Bunny, performed with Swift on The Eras Tour, which ran from March 2023 to December 2024.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • The role of Bobby Child is acted, sung and especially danced by Will Burton, who has the kind magnetic star power that Goodspeed doesn’t often know what to do with.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026
Definition of danced
Verb
  • After a corner kick and a nice cross, Sanchez flicked the ball in with his head as Colombian fans erupted.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
  • Boxed into the corner by two Americans, Güler flicked the ball perfectly between Pulisic's legs and ran around him, creating the space necessary to start the final sequence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 June 2026
Definition of flicked
Verb
  • Pip scurried over to take a seat on my foot.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • Lee, who had extended his hitting streak to 16 games the at-bat before, scurried back to first base.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
Definition of scurried

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