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noun

Definition of scud

as in blow

a sudden brief rush of wind a cold scud sent leaves skittering down from the trees

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verb

as in to scuttle

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Noun

Likewise, tiny freshwater shrimp called scuds provide another winter food source. — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 2 Nov. 2023 Pink scud clouds over the bridges, Vauxhall, Lambeth, Battersea, spider-work. — Cynthia Zarin, The New York Review of Books, 29 June 2023

Verb

Big white clouds scudded across the blue sky, visible signs of the wind, which was invisible like God, cold, and marvelous. — Literary Hub, 23 July 2025 Low clouds scudded over the mountain, and heavy thunderheads rose on the horizon. — Jim Carmichel, Outdoor Life, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for scud

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Noun

San Francisco has already seen right-hander Hayden Birdsong undergo Tommy John surgery earlier this year, and losing McDonald for an extended period of time would be another brutal blow for the pitching staff.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 25 July 2026
Under Ozel’s leadership, the CHP had delivered a significant blow to Erdogan’s party in the 2024 municipal elections.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026

Definition of blow

Verb

Earlier this summer, Fickell gave his team a quick history lesson about Spanish explorer Hernán Cortés and the 1519 conquest of the Aztec Empire, when Cortés famously scuttled his fleet of ships and any chance to retreat.

— Justin Williams, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Then, the president's controversial pick for temporary intelligence chief scuttled an extension of a key warrantless surveillance program.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Definition of scuttle

Verb

That’s when someone from the crew scurried onstage, presumably to take away the microphones and set the stage for the next act.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026
Set on a stage at the very highest level of the stands, that similarly crowded performance looked like a Grammys medley on video but must have resembled ants scurrying around a screensaver to much of the in-person audience.

— Judy Berman, Time, 19 July 2026

Definition of scurry

Noun

There’s a warm (sometimes, too warm) breeze in the air, the days stretch long into the evenings, and every landscape seems to burst with color—there’s simply no season quite like the summertime for a gathering.

— Alexandra Ditch, Vogue, 20 July 2026
Lee builds a drone that simply lingers in the background, moving the way a morning breeze might, then plays against it.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026

Definition of breeze

Verb

And Clark didn’t let up, darting around the backcourt like a pest as the opposition brought the ball up the United Center floor, not doing too much as much as trying to do something.

— Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Hamilton was on course for a record-extending 105th pole position, and first in a full grand prix since Hungary in 2023, before Norris darted through to take it away.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026

Definition of dart

Noun

Severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, large hail and damaging straight-line winds depend on small-scale atmospheric processes that global climate models still struggle to represent accurately.

— Deepti Singh, The Conversation, 24 July 2026
When the tornado hit Ransom Canyon last season, Lauren was trying to leave Kit and Lucas’ trailer to go shelter at the high school when a tree crashed down on her car and pinned her in there, hurting her ankle.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 24 July 2026

Definition of tornado

Verb

In an interview with MLB Network, his 2-year-old scampered off the stage.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Musiala carries on walking, oblivious to the fact that his new team-mate is no longer by his side until two of Bayern’s media staff, one with a microphone and another holding a camera, scamper back to the stairs, where Olise is hiding.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 14 July 2026

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