dartingness

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noun

The quality of motion of something that darts.

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Meanings

noundartingness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of motion of something that darts.

    With the speed and grace of an eel, a dartingness and pouncingness nobody had expected from his burly person, Lewellyn had reached for one of the punk's wrists with both hands.

    1961, Bernard Wolfe, The Magic of Their Singing, page 180

Origin

From darting + -ness.

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APA

dartingness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dartingness

MLA

“dartingness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dartingness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dartingness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dartingness.

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