You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for September 24.

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Today’s word is dart, spelled d-a-r-t.

dart /dɑːt $ dɑːrt/ ●○○ verb

[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move suddenly and quickly in a particular direction

Jill darted forward and pulled him away from the fire.

As the rain began to fall harder, I darted into the first shop I could find.

I darted behind the sofa and hid.

We saw a deer dart across the road.

Crosswords tug all sides of your mind, requiring you to dart from straightforward definitions to narrative logic to free association to bad dad puns, all in the same space.

— Jerry Weissman, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2021

[intransitive, transitive] literary to look at someone or something very quickly

Tom darted a terrified glance over his shoulder at his pursuers.

She darted an angry look at me.

She darted out from between two parked cars.

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