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noun

ˈdärt How to pronounce dart (audio)
Definition of dartnext
as in offence
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings the darts flew fast and furiously when the two former friends bumped into each other at the party

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dart

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verb

as in to flit
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 dart
Noun
In all presentations, spoons will flash, dart, wobble, flutter, and trigger strikes from huge pike. — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 5 Feb. 2025 Once everything is built, there will be a lakeside restaurant; a recovery center; locker rooms; a dart room; padel courts and room for bocce, cornhole, beach volleyball and musical concerts. — Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
Its story, slender but charged, is in a constant state of retreat, repeatedly darting into psychological and existential alleys just out of view. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025 Szoboszlai darted towards the near post to receive Mac Allister’s low delivery and swept the ball towards Salah close to the penalty spot. — James Pearce, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dart
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dart
  1. flit
  2. insult
  3. flutter
  4. sarcasm
  5. dance
  6. barb
  7. flick
  8. fly
Verb
  • The show flits back and forth between the 1950s and the 1990s, when most of the 1950s artists were still very much alive.
    — Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Since May 2021, these eyes have flitted back and forth night after night, pointing their fiber optic cables at galaxy after galaxy and collecting their light.
    — Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of flit
Noun
  • The dispute stems from last year’s feud wherein Drake and Lamar traded increasingly personal and unverified insults in a series of songs.
    — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Tariffs on Canadian exports and repeated insults by President Donald Trump about Canada becoming the 51st state have Canadians pushing back with a term hockey fans may be familiar with.
    — Jalen Williams, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of insult
Verb
  • With the Penguins leading 1-0 in the third period on Sunday in St. Paul, Crosby’s fluttering shot from the left circle just eluded Fleury’s glove and ended up as the game-winner.
    — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 10 Mar. 2025
  • There are miles of trails and gardens to keep you busy all day, including the Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center, which is surrounded by gardens and filled with fluttering butterflies.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2025
Definition of flutter
Noun
  • Investors did not appreciate his sarcasm either, and the stock is down 2.6% since GTC25 kicked off.
    — Karl Freund, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Her boozy, blustering sarcasm should be entered into evidence as a blunt instrument.
    — Tom Gliatto, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of sarcasm
Verb
  • The film starts at a Mediterranean party resort, where British teenager Tara (Mia McKenna-Bruce) joins her two best friends for a summer holiday of drinking, dancing and chasing the freedom that comes with youth (a la Spring Breakers).
    — Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Multiple stores have been getting facelifts, along with the area’s signature Boardwalk Inn. UCF’s downtown arts festival: Music, murder and dancing dragons UCF Celebrates the Arts, at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, features theater, music, lectures, art and kids’ activities.
    — Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of dance
Noun
  • The two men traded barbs for a few weeks afterward, but both appear to have moved on.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Smith and James traded barbs in separate media appearances throughout the week.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of barb
Verb
  • Masterminded by hairstylist Peter Burkill, a fair few inches have been eliminated from Brown’s mane, leaving her with a thick and voluminous chin-grazing bob that gently flicks inwards towards the ends.
    — Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The Chelsea captain picked out Mac Allister’s darting run, and the Liverpool midfielder flicked the ball cleverly over a desperate Bento.
    — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of flick
Verb
  • Dehydration can lead to fatigue, headaches, and a host of other issues, especially when flying.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Brady flew three different Huey helicopters under heavy fire in Vietnam in 1968, rescuing 51 people.
    — Jason Allen, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
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