The quality or state of moving or acting with quick, sudden motions; the characteristic of being dart-like.
From 'dart' + '-ing' (participle/gerund) + '-ness' (abstract noun suffix), a method to convert adjectives or verb forms into abstract nouns.
This rare word captures an abstract quality—the 'dartingness' of a hummingbird is what makes it seem almost impossible to photograph!
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