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verb

ˈskə-tᵊl How to pronounce scuttle (audio)
Definition of scuttlenext
as in to scurry
to proceed or move quickly mice scuttling across the barn floor to escape the cats

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scuttle

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noun

as in scurry

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Recent Examples of scuttle
Verb
This latest in-person event was a far cry from the game’s first in 2017, when thousands of players descended upon Chicago only to find their poké-plans scuttled by network overloads and software issues that Niantic took ultimately credit for. — Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 10 July 2026 The idea is to allow for accidents, miscommunications or misunderstandings that the participants agree should not scuttle talks. — ABC News, 1 July 2026
Noun
Discovery scuttles any long-term projections about MLB’s cable future, but TBS will continue televising national games through the end of its current deal. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2025 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, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scuttle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scuttle
  1. scurry
  2. stir
  3. hurry
  4. flutter
  5. rush
  6. bustle
  7. fly
  8. scramble
Verb
  • Vaquer took out Rodriguez and Perez in the process before the trio scurried away.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • While on camera in Los Angeles' Sherman Oaks neighborhood during a live broadcast, a cockroach scurried across Menitoff's blouse and chest before flying away.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 31 July 2026
Definition of scurry
Noun
  • The Oscars smooch caused a stir in the media, but Haven later denied that there was anything untoward at play.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The news has caused a stir on the island, where Cubans have been paying for medicines on the black market for years after the government reduced the production and import of medicines amid the economic crisis.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of stir
Verb
  • Kids in oversize orange fishing aprons hurried to the window where the bird stood at attention.
    — Natalie B. Compton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Katalyst’s ground team, working from a control center near Denver, hurried to find a fix and recover the Link satellite.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of hurry
Noun
  • Over six months, recurrent atrial fibrillation or flutter occurred less frequently in the coffee group than in the abstinence group.
    — Robert Glatter, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Plastic waste flutters and settles into gulches, catches in the fencing.
    — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
Definition of flutter
Verb
  • Some critics worry the country is rushing to deploy risky and unnecessary new technology at a time when wind, solar and battery power are increasingly affordable and reliable.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
  • And rather than rush to a decision during a pastoral transition, the church chose to set the conversation aside.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of rush
Noun
  • The show went into production in April and shot during the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year to capture some of the hustle and bustle of the iconic event.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The hotel is an oasis amid the city’s bustle and feels like an appropriate place for Liverpool’s chief executive Billy Hogan to pause for breath and take stock of an intriguing few days for the club.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of bustle
Verb
  • When Aemond refuses to fight, Aegon conscripts him to fly to Tumbleton to deal with their uppity little brother.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Some more images show Kidman, Bullock, 62, King, 26, and Williams, 29, wearing flowing gowns while hooked onto wires, seemingly filming a scene that involves flying, in front of a blue screen.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of fly
Noun
  • The retailers who come out ahead over the next year will be the ones who built a store that can absorb a rule change without a scramble at the counter—regardless of how any appeal lands.
    — Elie Y. Katz, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Heirloom produce, honey and eggs are picked and collected right outside your window and become part of the buttermilk biscuits with house honey butter, brisket hash with jalapeño hollandaise and greenhouse lettuce scrambles.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of scramble

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