Scud
verb
To move fast, usually as being driven by the wind.
The clouds scud across the night sky.
noun
Low rain clouds moving fast usually because of the wind.
A layer of gray scud covers the sky.
noun
The foam or spray that comes from the sea or ocean.
He watched the scud being blown off the waves by the wind.
verb
To run or move quickly.
The rabbit scudded across the field.
verb
To move fast, usually as being driven by the wind.
The clouds scud across the night sky.
noun
Low rain clouds moving fast usually because of the wind.
A layer of gray scud covers the sky.
noun
The foam or spray that comes from the sea or ocean.
He watched the scud being blown off the waves by the wind.
verb
To run or move quickly.
The rabbit scudded across the field.
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Wind-Driven Speed
Use 'scud' to describe rapid movement due to the wind, not an object's own power.
Leaves scud along the sidewalk during the storm.
Pro Tip 2/2Not for People
'Scud' isn't typically used for people unless they seem to be pushed by an external force.
He arrived, looking windblown, scudding through the door.
Pro Tip 1/2Wind-Driven Speed
Use 'scud' to describe rapid movement due to the wind, not an object's own power.
Leaves scud along the sidewalk during the storm.
Pro Tip 2/2Not for People
'Scud' isn't typically used for people unless they seem to be pushed by an external force.
He arrived, looking windblown, scudding through the door.
Pro Tip 1/2Wind-Driven Speed
Use 'scud' to describe rapid movement due to the wind, not an object's own power.
Leaves scud along the sidewalk during the storm.
Pro Tip 2/2Not for People
'Scud' isn't typically used for people unless they seem to be pushed by an external force.
He arrived, looking windblown, scudding through the door.
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Video examples
General Clark on the...
unaccounted for scuds that they said had been fired into training maybe yes maybe no maybe there was some material that you could culture material that you can grow bio weapons in but there wasn't much that I knew of and so and I'd been reading all the intelligence until I retired so I began to see that and I
Video examples
General Clark on the...
unaccounted for scuds that they said had been fired into training maybe yes maybe no maybe there was some material that you could culture material that you can grow bio weapons in but there wasn't much that I knew of and so and I'd been reading all the intelligence until I retired so I began to see that and I
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
Iraqi Public Servant
It has been rumored that we have fired scud missiles into Kuwait. I am here now to tell you, we do not have any scud missiles and I don't know why they were fired into Kuwait.
Quote examples
Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf
Iraqi Public Servant
It has been rumored that we have fired scud missiles into Kuwait. I am here now to tell you, we do not have any scud missiles and I don't know why they were fired into Kuwait.
Example 1 of 1
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