scudded; scudding
1
: to move or run swiftly especially as if driven forward
clouds scudding across the sky
2
: to run before a gale
Examples of scud in a Sentence
Verb
Clouds scudded across the sky.
Noun
a cold scud sent leaves skittering down from the trees
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John Bacon, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Perun called in cluster munitions on them: a smoking warhead that scudded down, followed by a dozen impacts all around the group.
—Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2011
In low, clear water when trout are spooky, a bait presented on a dry fly or scud hook will drift more naturally with the current and that can mean the difference between a take and a pass.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 7 Mar. 2024
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Verb
In downtown Tampa early Thursday, fierce winds tore down traffic lights, ripped signs out of the ground, and sent construction barricades scudding across the wet pavement.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Perun called in cluster munitions on them: a smoking warhead that scudded down, followed by a dozen impacts all around the group.
—Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Noun
Their optimism regarding the possible Iranian retaliation would be based on the history of Israeli resilience in the face of Iraq's scud attacks in 1991, and Hamas' and Hezbollah's rocket strikes.
—Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2011
In low, clear water when trout are spooky, a bait presented on a dry fly or scud hook will drift more naturally with the current and that can mean the difference between a take and a pass.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 7 Mar. 2024
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“Scud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scud. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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scud
2 of 2 noun1
: the act of scudding
2
: light clouds driven by the wind
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