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Meanings of darting about in English

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Usage of darting about in English
1
A cloud of sparrows was darting about the roof of the Hermitage.
The Torrent (Entre Naranjos)
2
One or two boys were darting about like rabbits and squealing unintelligibly.
The Little Nugget
3
By now Larius was darting about on the sidelines, squeaking useless advice.
Shadows in Bronze
4
Instead, there were figures darting about by ones, or twos, or threes.
The silver chair
5
The great fishes could suddenly be seen more clearly, darting about in excitement.
The Lair of Bones
6
Orders here, there, and everywhere; fellows sent darting about like hares.
With Marlborough to Malplaquet: A Story of the Reign of Queen An...
7
As we passed by they flew out in clouds, darting about our heads.
In the Wilds of Africa
8
Birds singing all around, and rabbits darting about the tangled undergrowth.
Bullets & Billets
9
Purple mullet, variegated rock-fish, and small ray-fish, were darting about near the bottom.
The Island Home
10
The girl murmured something, her eyes darting about nervously in her thin face.
The eyes of a king
11
We're so used to seeing them darting about, so this tree emphasises their fragility.
The Guardian
12
He was circling and darting about this way and that.
The Burgess Bird Book for Children
13
Men came and went, busily running errands, and darting about through the open door.
The Forty-Niners: A Chronicle of the California Trail and El Dor...
14
At the very least, their noiseless darting about unsettles us.
The Irish Times
15
Even the fish darting about, would leave a phosphorescent trail.
The Story of Paul Boyton: Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the...
16
And indeed Tink was darting about again, using offensive language.
Peter Pan
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Darting about through the time
Darting about across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common