Scudding
['skʌdiŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scud
Checked by Elaine
Examples
- She was startled by hearing the bell ring, away in the kitchen, the children came scudding along the passage in delicious alarm. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Suddenly she threw up her head and set off scudding along the road of snow, pulling her cap down over her ears. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- I was never so surprised in my life as when I saw you scudding up that hill, for both Justinian and myself thought you were dead! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Seeing the boy scudding away at such a rapid pace, he very naturally concluded him to be the depredator; and shouting 'Stop thief! Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Then another day, I come scudding back again to try on, and then I take particular notice of her again. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
Edited by Lelia