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scuttered

verb as in scurry

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Example Sentences

A rabbit dashed out of the cave and scuttered away along the cliff base.

The baby sea elephants scuttered out of his way and as he came running back he spilt half the contents of the tin.

The train had scuttered across many a mile while he meditated the answer to the latest riddle.

The rattlesnakes did not bite; the tarantulas scuttered away; the scorpions were no worse than wasps.

They could not find anything, but once they heard a door bang and somebody scuttered downstairs.

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On this page you'll find 30 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to scuttered, such as: bustle, dart, dash, hurry, rip, and scamper.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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