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 fish grow so big because the limestone-rich waters support abundant plankton, which are consumed by billions of scud, a freshwater shrimp.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2019
My thumbs scud across the 6 Plus screen with ease, and the occasional fat finger mistype is a nonissue given Apple’s rapidly improving autocorrect software.
From Slate ● Mar. 10, 2015
The moonlight shines and billows; the broken clouds scud above the trees.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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
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
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
His breath-ghost scudded away on a gust, only to be replaced by another.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
With 10 in their last two - 15 in three if you include last week's Scottish Cup semi-final scudding of St Johnstone - you would fancy them to do that.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2025
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
Schulz strains to describe the state of bereavement, whose scudding emotions are presented as curious novelties but will be familiar to anyone who’s been there.
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2022
The scudding clouds did look a bit fishy, rippled into scales by a high- altitude wind.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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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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