Synonyms of scuttling

scuttling 1 of 2

noun

as in wrecking

Related Words

• wrecking
• wreck
• shipwreck
• shipwrecking
• wreckage
• sinking
• stranding
• grounding
• beaching
• foundering

Dissimilar Words

• recovery
• salvage
• salvaging

scuttling

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verb

present participle of scuttle

as in scurrying

to proceed or move quickly

mice scuttling across the barn floor to escape the cats

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scurrying
• hurrying
• rushing
• flying
• speeding
• racing
• traveling
• trotting
• zipping
• driving
• chasing
• jumping
• running
• buzzing
• darting
• scooting
• stepping
• blowing
• dashing
• blasting
• tearing
• ripping
• ramming
• whirling
• zooming
• bolting
• hurtling
• rustling
• barreling
• bowling
• hurling
• hastening
• blazing
• careening
• hustling
• careering
• shooting
• bundling
• pelting
• jogging
• haring
• humping
• rocketing
• bustling
• whisking
• nipping
• breezing
• coursing
• motoring
• galloping
• cracking (on)
• jetting
• belting
• scampering
• flitting
• bombing
• cannonballing
• hying
• beating it
• highballing
• scudding
• stepping on it
• getting a move on
• stampeding
• making tracks
• scuffling
• sprinting
• whizzing
• shaking a leg
• hotfooting (it)
• streaking
• accelerating
• beetling
• overtaking
• outrunning
• quickening
• stepping out
• outpacing
• outstripping
• catching up
• beelining
• arrowing
• fast-forwarding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• creeping
• crawling
• poking
• dragging
• lingering
• hanging (around or out)
• poking
• lagging
• shuffling
• dawdling
• loitering
• strolling
• sauntering
• ambling
• dallying
• lumbering
• plodding
• tarrying
• decelerating
• slowing (down or up)
• dillydallying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scuttling

Verb

This nebula, called the Red Spider Nebula, is scuttling around space while its central star, glowing bright red in the middle, ejects bursts of gas and dust. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2026

Congress quickly passed that bill with broad bipartisan support in the wake of the VA scuttling VASP. — Quil Lawrence, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026

Gray-green eyes poked up from its small, round shell, which was the color of sand, and its legs made a soft, scuttling sound. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

In fall, frosty whitecaps splash along the Lake Erie shore, sending visitors scuttling inland just in time for leaf peeping and wine tasting. — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 12 Sep. 2026

That resulted in Assembly Democrats scuttling all of it on the session’s last day. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

The Supreme Court handed Republican campaign arms a significant campaign finance victory on Friday, scuttling an effort by Democrats to slash the GOP’s cash advantage in the midterm elections. — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2026

Each morning, Italian fishermen unload crates of scuttling crabs from the backs of their cars and trucks, 100-150 kilograms (up to 330 pounds) at a time. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

After scuttling its costly standalone streaming product CNN+, the network last year introduced a paywall for much of its reporting. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2026