Scud — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)

run or move very quickly or hastily

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skˈʌd/

🇬🇧British English

/skˈʌd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skˈʌd/

1 syllable Say it as /skˈʌd/.

Examples

She dashed into the yard

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

flash shoot scudding dart rack scoot dash

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
verb	run or move very quickly or hastily “She dashed into the yard”
verb	run before a gale

Word Forms

scud	verb	run before a gale
dart	noun	a sudden quick movement
dash	noun	the act of moving with great haste
scooter	noun	a motorboat resembling a motor scooter
scud	noun	the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
scudding	noun	the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

carrera

el acto de avanzar rápidamente (como antes de un vendaval)

🇮🇹Italian

Scudo

l'atto di muoversi rapidamente (come prima di una tempesta)

🇷🇺Russian

броситься

быстрое движение (как перед бурей)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मूसलधार बारिश

तेजी से आगे बढ़ने की क्रिया (आंधी से पहले की तरह)

🇧🇩Bengali

স্কুড

দ্রুত গতিতে চলার কাজ (ঝড়ের আগের মতো)

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்கட்

வேகமாக நகரும் செயல் (ஒரு புயலுக்கு முன்பு போல)

🇮🇳Telugu

స్కడ్

వేగంగా కదిలే చర్య (గాలికి ముందు)

🇮🇳Marathi

स्कड

वेगाने पुढे जाण्याची कृती (वाऱ्याच्या आधीप्रमाणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્કડ

ઝડપથી આગળ વધવાની ક્રિયા (એક વાવાઝોડાની જેમ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಕಾಡ್

ವೇಗವಾಗಿ ಚಲಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ (ಗಾಳಿಯ ಮೊದಲಿನಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്കാഡ്

വേഗത്തിൽ നീങ്ങുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനം (ഒരു കാറ്റിന് മുമ്പുള്ളതുപോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਕਡ

ਤੇਜ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ ਅੱਗੇ ਵਧਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਹਨੇਰੀ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ)

🇵🇰Urdu

سکڈ

تیزی سے آگے بڑھنے کا عمل (جیسے طوفان سے پہلے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

飞毛腿

快速移动的行为（如大风之前）

🇯🇵Japanese

スカッド

（強風の前のように）素早く進む行為

🇰🇷Korean

날아가는 구름

(강풍 전처럼) 빠르게 이동하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cặn bã

hành động di chuyển nhanh chóng (như trước một cơn gió giật)

🇹🇭Thai

สวะ

การเคลื่อนตัวไปอย่างรวดเร็ว (เหมือนก่อนพายุ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

gerakan cepat

tindakan bergerak dengan cepat (seperti sebelum badai)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سكود

فعل التحرك بسرعة (كما كان الحال قبل العاصفة)

🇮🇷Persian

اسکاد

حرکت سریع (مثل قبل از طوفان)

🇹🇷Turkish

sürüklenme

hızla ilerleme eylemi (fırtına öncesi olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

סקאד

הפעולה של לנוע במהירות (כמו לפני סערה)

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The primary meaning of 'scud' is 'the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)'.

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Using 'scud' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'scud' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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