scudverb [ I usually + adv/prep ]
uk/skʌd/us/skʌd/-dd-(especially of clouds and ships) to move quickly and without stopping in a straight line:
It was a windy day, and small white clouds were scudding across the blue sky.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Moving quickly
- beetle
- belt
- bob
- bowl down/along sth
- careen
- career
- glide
- gun
- leg
- make off
- outran
- pelt
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scrabble
- scramble
- shoot
- stampede
- trot
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