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adjective

as in lightning

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verb

present participle of scud
as in scurrying

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scudding
  1. lightning
  2. scurrying
  3. flying
  4. scampering
  5. swift
  6. scuttling
  7. rapid
  8. darting
Adjective
  • Digital assets are moving at hyper-lightning speed.
    — Manny Khan, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Definition of lightning
Verb
  • McClair, a scurrying cerebral Glaswegian signed from Celtic and one of the few players to outsmart his boss Sir Alex Ferguson, had become the first in 20 years, since Best, to score 20 league goals for United.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • 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
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
Verb
  • 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
  • Crying, the deer makes a break for it, scampering past Sergeant Chuberko and right into the arms of Officer Roy.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 22 June 2026
Definition of scampering
Adjective
  • The decision triggered swift backlash from Democratic lawmakers and created an existential—and potentially financial—crisis for the organization.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 9 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, the European Commission was swift in its defense of Spain—and the trade deal that was painstakingly finalized on June 25.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 8 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
Adjective
  • Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.
    — CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • In the hours, sometimes days, leading up to a collapse, the sensors could clearly detect a rapid increase in the ground tilting motion.
    — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of rapid
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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“Scudding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scudding. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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