darted about
Rushed here, there
To dart about is to move quickly and erratically in multiple directions, like a hummingbird or a nervous child: Fish darted about in the shallows.
The phrase emphasizes restless, unpredictable motion rather than purposeful travel.
- fidgetedMoved restlessly from unease
- nervous energyAnxious excess of vitality
- skitteredMoved rapidly, erratically
- flittedMoved swiftly and lightly
- ran aroundMoved hastily in circles
hurried · ricocheted · zigzagged · back and forth · scampered · blurred · jittered · here and there · oscillated · streaked · veered · flickered · zipped · quick movements · twitched · bolted · frenetic · in a frenzy
motion vs. stillness
darted aboutstood still
Ceased all movement
stayed put · froze · sat still · lingered · rested