the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
Synonyms
scudding
Less specific
speed
speeding
hurrying
Related
scud
rack
scud
rack
Verb
run or move very quickly or hastily; “She dashed into the yard”
Synonyms
dart
dash
scoot
flash
shoot
Less specific
rush
hotfoot
hasten
hie
speed
race
pelt along
rush along
cannonball along
bucket along
belt along
step on it
More specific
plunge
See also
cut back
flash back
Related
water scooter
sea scooter
scooter
iceboat
ice yacht
scooter
motor scooter
scooter
scooter
dash
bolt
dash
sprint
flit
dart
run before a gale
Synonyms
rack
Less specific
sail
Related
scud
scudding
scud
scudding
Topic Members
navigation
pilotage
piloting
From LookUp:
Verb
move fast in a straight line because or as if driven by the wind
we lie watching the clouds scudding across the sky | three small ships were scudding before a brisk breeze
Noun
Meteorology Literary a formation of vapory clouds driven fast by the wind
the water is glassy under a scud of mist | the picturesque shoreline disappeared into low-cloud scud and rain
a mass of windblown spray.
Meteorology a driving shower of rain or snow; a gust
scuds of rain gave way to sun
Meteorology the action of moving fast in a straight line when driven by the wind
the scud of the clouds before the wind
Weapons (also Scud) a type of long-range surface-to-surface guided missile able to be fired from a mobile launcher.
Origin
mid 16th century (as a verb): perhaps an alteration of the noun scut, thus reflecting the sense ‘race like a hare’
early 19th century: of uncertain origin
Phrases
in the scud
Thesaurus
Verb
a few dark clouds scudded across the sky
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