scud
8.1
A low cloud that moves fast in windy weather
- noun
- /skʌd/
:
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- The scud of clouds raced across the sky as the storm approached.
Examples
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The dark scud glided ominously, signaling the arrival of rain.
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(hitting like a Scud) Commander, are you in the habit of letting photographers traipse around your base snapping their fill?
Fiction book (1997) -
We watched the scud forming ahead of the powerful winds.
Synonyms
cloud
vsscud
102
1.0
A large group of small things moving together in the air
refers specifically to a fast moving low mass seen in windy storms
1
7.9
A low, thick cloud made of lumpy patches that often covers the sky
moves fast in windy or stormy weather rather than moving slowly
3.5
A low, flat gray cloud layer that often covers the sky and brings light drizzle
appears as fast moving fragments in strong wind rather than a steady layer
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Scud for the low cloud keeps the same image of fast sliding motion, like a small, dark cloud racing across the sky, and a helpful picture is a cloud 'scudding' like a boat on wind. So, scud is a 'fast-moving, low cloud' pushed quickly by wind ahead of bad weather.