dartle

[ dahr-tl ]

/ ˈdɑr tl /

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verb (used with or without object), dar·tled, dar·tling.

to dart or shoot forth repeatedly.

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Origin of dartle

First recorded in 1850–55; dart + -le

Words nearby dartle

dart, dartboard, darter, Dartford, dartitis, dartle, Dartmoor, Dartmouth, darts, daruma, Darvocet

How to use dartle in a sentence

In the published version the figure of Rosa Dartle (on the left) is omitted, and David's hat is placed upon the table.
Dickens and His Illustrators|Frederic G. Kitton
Rose Dartle is nothing beside Andrew Lang, and he has this advantage over her—that he exists and can find things out.
Discourses of Keidansky|Bernard G. Richards
While we were talking, he more than once called me Daisy; which brought Miss Dartle out again.
The Personal History of David Copperfield |Charles Dickens
You may skirmish with Miss Dartle, or try to hide your sympathies in jest from me, but I know better.
The Personal History of David Copperfield |Charles Dickens

Miss Dartle softly touched her, and bent down her head to whisper, but she would not hear a word.
The Personal History of David Copperfield |Charles Dickens