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
The Patriot system thought the scud was far from the barracks and did not fire.
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
What if Rabbi Matondo hadn't scudded an upright after an outrageous dart through the PSV defence?
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 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
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
Low, shaggy clouds scudded over that part of the horizon where the sea lay, behind the marshes and the beach shanty settlements, and raindrops darkened the black mackintosh I had bought that morning.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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
The poet lived another eight years, a cloud of scandal scudding about his name.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2018
They were scudding along in the same direction, toward the west away from the center of Coalwood.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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Beowulf
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"Song of Myself," Vocabulary from the poem
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