scudding

Thân thiện

The clouds are scudding across the sky on a windy day.

Definition

Noun: 1. The act of moving along swiftly: The action of moving very fast, often smoothly and with momentum, as if driven by a strong force like wind. This can describe clouds, ships, or other objects moving rapidly.

Usage

Scudding is used to describe rapid, smooth, and often wind-driven motion. It is most commonly applied to clouds moving quickly across the sky or to ships driven swiftly by the wind.

Examples

• Noun:
  • We watched the scudding of dark clouds across the moon.
  • The scudding of the schooner before the storm was both beautiful and frightening.

Advanced Usage

• As a descriptive noun: Often used in literary or meteorological contexts to evoke a sense of speed and atmospheric movement.
  • The poem described the scudding of leaves before the autumn gale.

Variants and Related Words

• Scud (verb): To move fast, especially as if driven by the wind.
  • Clouds began to scud across the darkening sky.
• Scud (noun): A mass of vapory clouds or spray driven by the wind; also can refer to the act of scudding.
  • A scud of rain blew across the deck.

Synonyms

• Sailing: Moving smoothly and swiftly.
• Sweeping: Moving swiftly and forcefully over an area.
• Skimming: Moving quickly and lightly over a surface.

Related Phrases/Idioms

(This word does not commonly form standard phrasal verbs or idioms. Its usage is primarily literal and descriptive.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)

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