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
  • That means that in order to attend, your device needs to be secured in a Yondr pouch, only to be unlocked upon exiting the venue (White was actually the first artist to use Yondr).
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026
  • The victim had been riding as a passenger in a Jeep driving on Hudson Street that was sideswiped by a Ford pickup truck exiting a driveway near a Shell gas station, authorities said.
    — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
Definition of exiting
Verb
  • To de-escalate the situation and for officer safety, officers did not proceed with the arrest at the Las Vegas Airport and chose to instead arrest him at his flight the following day departing the Los Angeles International Airport on July 14.
    — Carly Sauvageau, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • Okay, maybe while departing my hotel’s driveway, but that’s about it.
    — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 15 July 2026
Definition of departing
Verb
  • Regena and Frankie Felix went to the hospital ready for the birth of their child, but they were sent home by staff who felt Regena’s labor wasn’t moving along fast enough on Monday, July 13, Fox 10 reported.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • Consider Updating Your Plumbing Just like with lighting, switches, and outlets, many kitchen renovators plan on adding or moving plumbing lines for appliances, pot fillers, and more.
    — Kamron Sanders, The Spruce, 18 July 2026
Definition of moving
Verb
  • Tuchel admitted in his Friday night press conference that the pain is still getting worse.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • In the midst of all the late drama was Jon Rahm getting an official conduct warning for throwing his club after a bad tee shot.
    — Doug Ferguson, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
Definition of getting
Verb
  • The annual ESPYs kept the Knicks’ NBA Championship celebration going Wednesday with performances by four New York rap legends.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026
  • Also on the Yankee Stadium stage on July 12, a shirtless Usher gets the crowd going during Jay-Z’s concert.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Definition of going
Verb
  • Garcia’s conviction included an enhancement for fleeing after committing a gross vehicular manslaughter and personally using a deadly weapon in the commission of the offense.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
  • Godreque Newsom was accused of unintentionally killing 27-year-old Abari Meade in a car wreck and fleeing the scene.
    — Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of fleeing
Verb
  • Mariano Rivera earned his 400th save, escaping two jams and getting six outs to preserve the New York Yankees’ 6-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
  • After all, even Earth's helium is slowly escaping our own atmosphere.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of escaping
Verb
  • Thornton police did not find anything suspicious at the city pool or recreation center after evacuating the facilities for unspecified threats on Tuesday afternoon.
    — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 21 July 2026
  • Fisher went to urgent care after evacuating the office with shortness of breath and vomiting.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of evacuating
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