scarpering

verb

present participle of scarper, British
as in exiting
to leave a place often for another I went looking for Sally at the pub, but she'd scarpered

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarpering
  1. exiting
  2. departing
  3. moving
  4. getting
  5. going
  6. fleeing
  7. escaping
  8. evacuating
Verb
  • To be sure, the exiting attorneys were motivated to depart by a range of reasons.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Travelers headed to the Napa Valley or Sonoma County coast can make a fairly easy diversion by exiting Interstate 80 about 6 miles north of Highway 37.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of exiting
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Russia's civil aviation authority, Rosaviatsia, said Friday afternoon that all four Moscow airports -- Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky -- stopped flights arriving and departing for security reasons.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Paramount+ head of originals Jane Wiseman is departing the streamer as the post-merger combination of it and HBO Max takes shape.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of departing
Verb
  • The Sun enters your 6th House, beginning a month focused on routines, responsibilities, health, work, and the systems that keep everything moving.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Position for the companies that are moving from cost cutting into building.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of moving
Verb
  • Now, Tan-Gillespie is tasked with getting KFC’s American business back on track as the brand faces growing competition paired with more health-conscious and cash-strapped consumers.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Before Rover, success meant getting promotions, landing bigger clients and climbing the corporate ladder.
    — Sally Simmons, Contributor, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of getting
Verb
  • Maria Dolores Roehling’s 9-year-old son was speeding on his e-motorcycle capable of going faster than 47 mph when he was hit by a pickup truck, prosecutors said.
    — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Other fraternity members blocked Jane Doe’s friend from going upstairs to look for her, according to the lawsuit.
    — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of going
Verb
  • Bomfim is accused of fleeing to Brazil on July 12, the day after the child’s mother discovered the footage.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the loser in Brazil’s presidential elections Sunday, arrived in Miami on Wednesday after fleeing his home country in a secretive mission that has drawn speculation and controversy.
    — Florencia Cabral, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of fleeing
Verb
  • And announcing a move is not the same thing as escaping the tax.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The court found that the directive to fast to death was implemented by targeting children first, while guards were deployed to prevent them from escaping, beating those who attempted to escape or eat.
    — Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of escaping
Verb
  • Authorities placed all the state's coastal districts on high alert Tuesday and began evacuating people from low-lying and flood-prone areas ahead of its landfall.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The attack also damaged a nearby care home, with emergency crews evacuating 15 elderly residents, the service said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of evacuating
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“Scarpering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarpering. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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