scudding

scud  (skd)

intr.v. scud·ded, scud·ding, scuds

1. To run or skim along swiftly and easily: dark clouds scudding by.

2. Nautical To run before a gale with little or no sail set.

n.

1. The act of scudding.

2.

a. Wind-driven clouds, mist, or rain.

b. A gust of wind.

c. Ragged low clouds, moving rapidly beneath another cloud layer.

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[Possibly from Middle English scut, rabbit, rabbit's tail; see scut¹.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

scudding - the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale) scud hurrying, speeding, speed - changing location rapidly