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scuddle

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ʌdəl

1

verb

Meaning 1

To run hastily; to hurry; to scuttle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • around 1900, O. Henry, Lost on Dress Parade Just then a girl scuddled lightly around the corner, slipped on a patch of icy snow and fell plump upon the sidewalk.

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2

verb

Meaning 2

To drudge.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Scotland, intransitive

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To wash or cleanse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Scotland, transitive

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History

Etymology

From scud + -le (frequentative). Compare scuttle (“to hurry”).