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

Although the U.S. military had deployed a Patriot defense system, it failed to fire and let the scud through.

From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2019

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

From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2017

Below them a hook of land shrouded in the dark scud blowing down the shore and beyond that lying half over and awash the shape of a sailboat’s hull.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

While Erin Cuthbert missed a gaping goal and Sam Kerr scudded an upright, there wasn't much more on offer from the Scots in Helsinki.

From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2024

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

He climbed aboard a tractor to start planting his winter wheat crop under a blue sky scudded with white clouds.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 9, 2019

Rain lashed the hills that surround the hills to the south and east of Phokeng, eddies of dust scudded across the plain to the north and lightning flickered constantly above the platinum works.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 4, 2013

The Shadow Dancer scudded out over the water, toward the Island of Living Gold.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

The former Matildas assistant was announced the morning after the scudding and since then, alongside captain Rachel Corsie's impending retirement, has dominated the discourse.

From BBC ● May 31, 2025

The sky was full of low scudding clouds when I landed in early December.

From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2022

In a nation known for its scudding clouds, frequent showers and temperate weather, the blazing heat was enough to hobble much of the country.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 18, 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

The sky was broken now into scudding patches that dragged their swift shadows up out of the shabby garden, over the broken fence and across the yard.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner