Scudding — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

run or move very quickly or hastily

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skˈʌdɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/skˈʌdɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skˈʌdɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /skˈʌdɪŋ/.

Examples

She dashed into the yard

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

flash shoot scoot dart rack scud 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

🇩🇪German

rennen

der Akt der schnellen Fortbewegung (wie vor einem Sturm)

🇫🇷French

fuir

le fait de se déplacer rapidement (comme avant un coup de vent)

🇪🇸Spanish

corriendo

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

🇮🇹Italian

correndo

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

🇳🇱Dutch

schuren

de handeling van snel voortbewegen (zoals vóór een storm)

🇵🇹Portuguese

correndo

o ato de avançar rapidamente (como antes de um vendaval)

🇷🇺Russian

несущийся

быстрое движение (как перед бурей)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्कडिंग

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

🇮🇳Tamil

சீறல்

வேகமாக நகரும் செயல் (ஒரு புயலுக்கு முன்பு போல)

🇮🇳Telugu

స్కడ్డింగ్

వేగంగా కదిలే చర్య (గాలికి ముందు)

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્કડિંગ

ઝડપથી આગળ વધવાની ક્રિયા (એક વાવાઝોડાની જેમ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ഡ്ഡിംഗ്

വേഗത്തിൽ നീങ്ങുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനം (ഒരു കാറ്റിന് മുമ്പുള്ളതുപോലെ)

🇵🇰Urdu

جھاڑنا

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

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

疾驰

快速移动的行为（如大风之前）

🇯🇵Japanese

スカッディング

（強風の前のように）素早く進む行為

🇰🇷Korean

스커딩

(강풍 전처럼) 빠르게 이동하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đang chạy trốn

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

🇹🇭Thai

การลวก

การเคลื่อนตัวไปอย่างรวดเร็ว (เหมือนก่อนพายุ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

bergegas

tindakan bergerak dengan cepat (seperti sebelum badai)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سكودينج

فعل التحرك بسرعة (كما كان الحال قبل العاصفة)

🇮🇷Persian

کوبیدن

حرکت سریع (مثل قبل از طوفان)

🇹🇷Turkish

hızla ilerlemek

hızla ilerleme eylemi (fırtına öncesi olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

שפשוף

הפעולה של לנוע במהירות (כמו לפני סערה)

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

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

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

'scudding' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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