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scuds 1 of 2

noun

plural of scud

as in blows

a sudden brief rush of wind a cold scud sent leaves skittering down from the trees

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scuds

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verb

present tense third-person singular of scud

as in scuttles

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Noun

There are really no blows to be given him but defensive ones.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Along the way, Chrissy comes to blows with Klara, but then learns the robot is the best thing in her daughter’s life.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of blows

Verb

The agreement follows years of uncertainty over the papers' future and scuttles a rival bid by the owner of the Daily Mail to buy the Telegraph titles.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
This scuttles a compromise, whereby paintings of Lee in his prewar blue Army uniform could remain while the portrait of Lee the secessionist and enslaver came down.

— Time, Time, 5 Sep. 2025

Definition of scuttles

Noun

The India Meteorological Department anticipates the storm could have sustained winds of 75 mph at that point, with gusts probably exceeding 100 to 110 mph near the storm’s core.

— Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
The day is also windy, with winds blowing northeast at 15-25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph, according to NWS Melbourne.

— Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of gusts

Verb

In non-linear fashion, Sorkin’s scenario darts back and forth between 2018, ’19, ’20 and ’21, offering a puzzle that eventually will come all together.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
Sam Levy’s editing likewise darts associatively between these moods, seemingly letting sense memory shape the chronology of proceedings.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of darts

Noun

Even longer hair on Tyler and Perry, also blowing in those hurricane-level breezes, with the singer festooned in a beautiful open blouse?

— Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
Highs across the Houston area are expected to reach only the upper 60s or lower 70s, with breezes adding to the chill.

— Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of breezes

Verb

Inside Botánica Santo Tomas in Wilton Manors, store owner Héctor Giovanni Pizarro Santana sweeps the floor as his tiny Chihuahua, Bella, scurries behind him.

— Delia Sauer, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, in King’s Landing, Alicent scurries the great halls, desperate to shore up support for her plan to hand Rhaenyra the Red Keep.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026

Definition of scurries

Noun

Antalya and other locations along the Mediterranean coast periodically experience tornadoes, although deadly incidents are rare.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
The crisis capped a week of severe weather in which rain swamped dozens of homes in Utah and tornadoes blew off roofs, knocked trees onto houses and downed power lines in Arizona.

— MEAD GRUVER, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of tornadoes

Verb

As a result, only Makoto’s eight-year-old brother Kenji goes with the other family, and upon arrival at the campsite, scampers around excitedly with a butterfly net, while being warned not to wander too far.

— James Marsh, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026
Sebastian Galeano fools the Lake Mary defense by carrying it himself and scampers 40 yards for the touchdown.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of scampers

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