"dartle" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɑː(ɹ)təl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dartle.wav [Southern-England] Forms: dartles [plural]
Etymology: From dart + -le. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dart|le}} dart + -le Head templates: {{en-noun}} dartle (plural dartles)
  1. A brief shining; a flicker of light
    Sense id: en-dartle-en-noun-6vRPs4s3 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -le Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 18 28 21 33
  2. A flit; a darting about movement
    Sense id: en-dartle-en-noun-KSNZSk4t Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -le Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 18 28 21 33

Verb

IPA: /ˈdɑː(ɹ)təl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dartle.wav [Southern-England] Forms: dartles [present, singular, third-person], dartling [participle, present], dartled [participle, past], dartled [past]
Etymology: From dart + -le. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dart|le}} dart + -le Head templates: {{en-verb}} dartle (third-person singular simple present dartles, present participle dartling, simple past and past participle dartled)
  1. To pierce, shoot, or shine through
    Sense id: en-dartle-en-verb-DtlQp2Q- Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -le Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 18 28 21 33
  2. to dart about.
    Sense id: en-dartle-en-verb-PIMPJhDE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -le, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 35 4 57 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 18 28 21 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 31 4 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 32 4 62

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