Dart and Flick

Dart

Dart verb - To make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements.

Usage example: the housefly darted about the room until it found an open window and flew out

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Flick and dart are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Flick" instead a verb "Dart".

Nearby Words: darted, darting, darter

Flick verb - To make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements.

Usage example: the horse's tail flicked in restless irritation

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Dart and flick are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dart" instead a verb "Flick".

Nearby Words: flicker, flickering, flicked, flicking

average	average dart	average flick
single	single dart	single flick
simple	simple dart	simple flick
small	small dart	small flick
Other adjectives: new, next, different, giant.

Shout-Out: Remember that scene where Beren draws his spring arbalest and shoots Sauron, only to see him thwart the dart with a flick of the wrist?

Source: Fanfic / Beyond the Dawn
Herr Flick was trying to get Helga to kill him with a poison dart and to make a long story short Flick got hit with it instead causing him to convulse on the floor.

Source: Series / 'Allo 'Allo!

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