Difference between Dart and Flit

What is the difference between Dart and Flit?

Dart as a verb is to throw with a sudden effort or thrust, as a dart or other missile weapon; to hurl or launch. while Flit as a verb is to move about rapidly and nimbly.

Dart

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To throw with a sudden effort or thrust, as a dart or other missile weapon; to hurl or launch. To send forth suddenly or rapidly; to emit; to shoot; as, the sun darts forth his beams. To fly or pass swiftly, as a dart; to move rapidly in one direction; to shoot out quickly To start and run with velocity; to shoot rapidly along; as, the deer darted from the thicket.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; a short lance; a javelin; any sharp-pointed missile weapon, as an arrow. Anything resembling a dart; anything that pierces or wounds like a dart. A sudden or fast movement. A fold that is stitched on a garment. A fish; the dace. A game of throwing darts at a target.

Example sentence: When I play under bright lights on TV, the reflection off the dart barrel could be distracting. It's not high-tech stuff but I use the flame from the gas cooker at home to blacken the metal and dull them.

Flit

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A fluttering or darting movement.A particular, unexpected, short lived change of state.A homosexual.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To move about rapidly and nimbly.To move quickly from one location to another.To unpredictably change state for short periods of time.To move house (especially a sudden move to avoid debts).

We hope you now know whether to use Dart or Flit in your sentence.

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