SCUD Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

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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

Banks of clouds scudded away across the grasslands toward the Gulf of Mexico. — Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2025 The streets are so quiet that a plastic cup scudding across the pavement sounds like thunder. — Emma John, AFAR Media, 7 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scud

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Noun

Iran has been degraded by over 13,000 strikes, but has survived and reconstituted, rather than suffering a mortal blow.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
The woman, 41-year-old Ja’Marlette Hardy, bit one of the officers during the July 1 encounter, which led to the officer delivering a blow to her head.

— Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 17 July 2026

Definition of blow

Verb

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
After the snake man left in the morning, the shepherd scuttled down to the newspaper offices.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

Definition of scuttle

Noun

More than 75 million were in the threat zone for severe storms in the coming hours, stretching across parts of the Plains into the Northeast, with the primary hazard being damaging wind gusts.

— Jon Haworth, ABC News, 5 July 2026
Storms in southeastern New England and the Mid-Atlantic could cause damaging wind gusts, torrential rain and potential flash flooding July 5, AccuWeather meteorologists said.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 5 July 2026

Definition of gust

Verb

The plane stopped, passengers scurried to the terminal and airport employees climbed up on the wings trying to keep the airliner from blowing away.

— Dan Kelly July 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
Waterbucks stood tall and stately along the trail and hordes of the little Angola impalas scurried across in front of us.

— Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026

Definition of scurry

Verb

His plan worked, and the bear darted to the side of the road before disappearing back into the woods.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
So far, the Pentagon has released three batches of files ranging from decades-old FBI reports to more recent military videos showing orbs darting or soaring through the sky.

— CBS News, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Definition of dart

Noun

Damaging winds are the main threat, but some storms could produce hail, isolated tornadoes and torrential rain.

— Dakota Smith, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
The other data limitation is that many extreme weather phenomena take place on small scales—think thunderstorm dynamics or tornado formation.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 17 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
My father and his siblings had grown up scampering into these trees’ branches for figs and peaches, and snacking from crates full of almonds each fall.

— Angelica Calabrese, Longreads, 7 July 2026

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