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noun

ˈdärt How to pronounce dart (audio)
Definition of dartnext
as in insult
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
Because Delta Lake sits in a remote area, wildlife staff tranquilized the bear with a dart and euthanized it at the scene, then flew its carcass out of the backcountry the following morning. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 The bear was immobilized with a tranquilizing dart and then euthanized on site at Delta Lake inside the park, a remote backcountry location, according to park authorities. — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
The sheriff's office says Loki darted towards this large bush not far from the house. — Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 On Thursday night, the Falcons saw Bowman dart around the field, throw his body into ball carriers and get his hands on passes. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dart
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dart
  1. insult
  2. flit
  3. sarcasm
  4. flutter
  5. barb
  6. dance
  7. flick
  8. fly
Noun
  • Try to remember that your teen’s eyes were focused squarely on the $100 prize and so this is an issue of overlooking rather than one of insult.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Yet in a land where machismo still reigns, it’s considered a rather severe insult.
    — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of insult
Verb
  • Stellantis There's also all the homologation and regulatory hurdles attached to having something that flits between being a passenger-car and a light truck.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Multiple anglers reeled in yellowfin tuna, which were visible through the clear water flitting back and forth near the boat.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of flit
Noun
  • There’s a hint of sarcasm in that statement, but also a dose of reality.
    — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Returning the sarcasm tends to cause the same problem, with two people annoyed instead of one.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of sarcasm
Verb
  • To achieve that fluttering action, the material in these baits is very soft.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Yellow caution tape fluttered in the wind as water poured into a room strewn with wooden debris, an upturned refrigerator and a television.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of flutter
Noun
  • Brazil’s presidential candidates traded barbs in the first debate ahead of Sunday’s runoff, with polls showing a technical tie.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The debate, which drew around 200 people to Grace Place in Berthoud, was largely made up of attacks — with Rutinel, a Democrat, and Evans, a Republican, trading barbs and accusations during the hourlong affair.
    — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of barb
Verb
  • But the gamble paid off, and I was treated to a spellbinding display of auroras dancing across the Arctic sky.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The film features drunken sing-alongs and dancing with abandon in the family kitchen.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of dance
Verb
  • Instamall plans to keep adding brands, but it is already hooked into the inventory systems of its existing partners, so expanding the service to new cities could be as easy as flicking a switch.
    — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Suarez fought off an Atlanta defender to reach the ball in the box and flicked a lofted cross toward Berterame.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of flick
Verb
  • The company had been gearing up to fly several more this year having already been given approval to fly as many as 12 times a year.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
  • For the 31st time as secretary of state, Marco Rubio has left on a trip abroad, flying to Uzbekistan and later India amid rumblings that America's top diplomat is ignoring pressing matters in favor of politically safer visits and meetings.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
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