scud

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
  2. verb run or move very quickly or hastily
  3. verb run before a gale

Etymology

From Middle English scud (“incrustation, scurf, scab, peel, shedding”), perhaps from Old Norse skjóta (“to shoot, push, throw off, shed”) (see also scoot).

In classic literature

Synonyms

scudding

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