scud

The team looked at three types of freshwater animals -- two species of gammarid, or "scud," which is a small freshwater crustacean; one freshwater snail; and three aquatic insect species.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2023

Fleecy white clouds scud across a bright blue sky, providing enough intermittent shade to keep temperatures tolerable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2020

Maybe too much sand is getting into the scud and making it a dud.

From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2017

My thumbs scud across the 6 Plus screen with ease, and the occasional fat finger mistype is a nonissue given Apple’s rapidly improving autocorrect software.

From Slate ● Mar. 10, 2015

It’s past midnight, and clouds scud over a nearly full moon.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

Hearts heads did not fall, though, and before Shankland's equaliser sparked bedlam, Yutaro Oda scudded the woodwork with a thunderous effort rather than squaring to the loitering Liam Boyce.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2023

The ball scudded over the outstretched arms of American goalkeeper Zack Steffen and under the crossbar, sparking cheers from the sparse, happily stunned crowd.

From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2021

Gusts of dry leaves scudded across the parking lot.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 15, 2020

His 10th appearance at the World Cup yielded his 40th shot, none of which have provided reward, when his second-half free-kick scudded against the defensive wall.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 24, 2014

And so I only bowed in the direction of my friend and scudded on toward New Orleans, for I wanted to catch a show of the Cheerleaders.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

With 10 in their last two - 15 in three if you include last week's Scottish Cup semi-final scudding of St Johnstone - you would fancy them to do that.

From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2025

But in summer the view from the opposite side is equally spectacular: the approach of moisture-laden monsoon clouds, scudding across the sky.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2022

In the quiet of evening, after competition has ended, the venue echoes with a scudding sound of practice throws and the heavy thunk of takeouts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2022

In a warehouse strafed by lasers, 1,000 special invitees go rocks-out to scudding Kode9 beats, over the top of which Twigs recites a series of essays on private schools, literary festivals, farming and GCHQ.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 21, 2018

The night dragged on, the rain ending and the clouds scudding away and the stars blinking on, one by one, looking cold and distant.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam