scud
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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
It’s past midnight, and clouds scud over a nearly full moon.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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
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
By noon, though, the clouds had scudded off to the horizon and the day had grown hot and muggy but clear.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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
Are the scudding clouds moving at the right speed?
From The Guardian ● Sep. 7, 2019
Soulzeren had, in the instant of the cry, reversed thrust on the sleigh, sending it scudding gently backward.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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Beowulf
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"Ulysses" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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"Song of Myself," Vocabulary from the poem
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