verb
- past tense of dartle; to move quickly with sudden, jerky motions; to dart repeatedly or nervously
Usage: informal; chiefly British dialect
Examples
- The fish dartled through the weeds in the pond.
- She dartled nervously between the tables at the party.
- The bird dartled from branch to branch.
- He dartled his eyes around the room, looking for an exit.
- The squirrel dartled up the tree trunk.