noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The motion of one who scuttles.

   "scuttlings back and forth"

2. 2
   The act by which a vessel is scuttled.

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of scuttle form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

hatchwayscurryamblearchwayassassinateback door

Example

More examples

"I should have been a pair of ragged claws, scuttling across the floors of silent seas."

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