dartle

verb

dar·​tle

ˈdär|tᵊl,

ˈdȧ|,

|tᵊl

dartled; dartled; dartling

|tᵊliŋ,

|t(ᵊ)liŋ

; dartles

transitive verb

: to thrust at repeatedly

flames dartled the horizon

intransitive verb

: to move back and forth repeatedly

an adder's dartling tongue

Word History

Etymology

frequentative of dart entry 2

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