Scuttling

Synonyms for "scuttling" (275 found)

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Closest matches (55)

hatchway scurry amble archway back door back out bankrupt barge barway be lost boggle bolt bowl along break bucket bulkhead bundle burst burst of speed bust

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bustle canter capsize career carriage entrance cellar door cellarway chase chicken chicken out clump companion cook crowd dart dash dash off dash on dead run defeat desert under fire dish do for do in dogtrot door doorjamb

Verb(6 words)

assassinate baptize cancel crawl destroy do

Noun(2 words)

coal scuttle cowl

Related words (137)

lose courage lose no time lumber lunge lurch make haste maximum speed mince mincing steps move quickly open throttle overset overturn pace paddle parts patter peg piaffe piaffer

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Verb(15 words)

mortify pop off rub out scamper scurry skitter slay snuff out stop someone's clock take thwart top wax wet wreck

Noun(3 words)

opening porthole roof hatch

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scuttle

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scuttle

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

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

Source: tatoeba (3465286)

scuttlings back and forth

Source: wiktionary

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