the clouds scudded across the sky
1cloud — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 mass of very small drops of water in the sky ADJECTIVE ▪ dense, heavy, thick ▪ light ▪ fluffy, puffy (esp. AmE), wispy (esp …
2scud — v. (P; intr.) the clouds scudded across the sky * * * [skʌd] (P; intr.) the clouds nodded across the sky …
3scud — UK [skʌd] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms scud : present tense I/you/we/they scud he/she/it scuds present participle scudding past tense scudded past participle scudded literary if clouds scud across the sky, they move quickly …
4scud — I. intransitive verb (scudded; scudding) Etymology: perhaps from Middle Dutch schudden to shake Date: 1532 1. to move or run swiftly especially as if driven forward < clouds scudding across the sky > 2. to run before a gale II. noun …
5scud — [[t]skʌ̱d[/t]] scuds, scudding, scudded VERB If clouds scud along, they move quickly and smoothly through the sky. [LITERARY] [V adv/prep] ...heavy, rain laden clouds scudding across from the south west. Syn: sail …
6scud — [skʌd] v past tense and past participle scudded present participle scudding [I always + adverb/preposition] literary [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] if clouds scud across the sky, they move quickly …
