Crawl forward is done much more agilely - scuttle like a cockroach!
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Scuttle
/ˈskʌt.l̩/
Synonyms for "scuttle" (269 found)
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doorwaydouble timedouble-timedragdrivedroopfalterfestinatefixflank speedflashflat-out speedflingflounceflurryflutterfootfootslogforced draftfounder
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french doorfront doorfull gallopfunkfunk outgaitgallopgategatepostgatewayget cold feetget goingget movinggo downhalthand gallophastehastenhatchhatchwayheadlong rushheavy right foothelter skelterhelter-skelterhiehigh lopehippety-hophitchhobblehophumphump ithurryhurry onhurry scurryhurry throughhurry uphurry-scurryhurtlehustleimpoverishjogjog trotjoltjumpkayokeelkeel overknock outkoleaplimplintellock step
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Related words (134)
lopelose couragelose no timelumberlungelurchmake hastemaximum speedmincemincing stepsmove quicklyopen throttleoversetoverturnpacepaddlepartspatterpegpiaffe
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piafferpitchpoleplodplungeporchportalporte cocherepostposternprancepress onpropylaeumpush onpylonracerackreceptaclerollruinrunrushrush throughsashaysaunterscamperscootscourscramblescudscuffscufflescurrysettleshambleshipshipwreckshootshoot downshuffleside doorsidlesingle-footsinksink like leadskedaddleskipslinkslitherslogslouchslownesssomersaultsprintspurtstaggerstalkstampstepstep on itstilestompstorm doorstraddlestragglestridestrollstrolling gaitstrutstumpswaggerswampswingtearthresholdtittuptoddletollgatetorpedotottertraipsetraptrap doortreadtriptrottrudgeturn overturn turtleturnpiketurnstileundoupsetupset the boatvelocitywaddlewalkwamblewide-open speedwigglewobble
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10 entriescoal scuttledeck scuttlefireplace scuttlehull scuttlescuttle a planscuttle awayscuttle hatchscuttle offscuttle the shipside scuttle
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24 total sentences available.
They are now drawing lessons to make sure that rumors and misinformation will never again scuttle a vital health campaign.
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With care, Rodrigo opened the jar, allowing the centipede to scuttle away into the undergrowth.
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There is a concerted effort by the powerful to scuttle all social media sites that people use to organize against them.
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