Definition
dartling
noun
- a small dart or a young creature that darts about quickly
Usage: archaic or literary; often used affectionately or diminutively
Examples
- The dartling fish darted between the rocks in the stream.
- She watched the dartling movements of the hummingbird as it fed.
- The child was a little dartling, always running from room to room.
- A dartling of light reflected off the water's surface.