SCUDDING Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in lightning

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scudding

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verb

present participle of scud

as in scurrying

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Adjective

Digital assets are moving at hyper-lightning speed.

— Manny Khan, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026

Definition of lightning

Verb

If seeing one scurrying through your living room sends you scrambling for a quick remedy, your instincts are on track.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
The cute animal, who was wearing a leash, was seen happily scurrying around the sandy coastline at sunset, while also taking a dip in the water, alongside Atkins' dog.

— Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026

Definition of scurrying

Adjective

Using flying distance, an approximate 400-mile trip became a 3,550-mile journey.

— DP Opinion, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
The white-gold indices, also hand-engraved, and star trails, evoking the night sky, are joined by 18-karat-pink-gold hands, a visible flying-tourbillon cage, a dual-register split-seconds flyback chronograph, and a semi-Gregorian perpetual calendar.

— Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2026

Definition of flying

Adjective

Its lightweight frame packages a swift 5-minute charge option that hooks up 3 hours of extra listening, Multi-Point device switching, and Voice Aware side-tone monitoring for phone calls.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 6 July 2026
Dent works to instill a culture of swift response anytime a light outside a room door flashes on.

— Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 5 July 2026

Definition of swift

Verb

The court complaint against the utilities commission and the California Attorney General’s office asks for a court order declaring that California cannot stop AT&T from scuttling landlines.

— Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
The rationale was that any war Israel fought would inflame popular anti-Israeli sentiment in the Arab and Muslim world, scuttling the Abraham Accords as Arab governments would withdraw out of fear of backlash.

— Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

Definition of scuttling

Verb

Photos shared by the city on social media show the presence of law enforcement among the crowd, including a moment of what appears to be people darting from a firework going off near 23rd Street.

— Paris Barraza, USA Today, 6 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 darting

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