VOCABULARY CORNER : scud: MEANING: verb intr.: 1. To run or - TopicsExpress



          

VOCABULARY CORNER : scud: MEANING: verb intr.: 1. To run or move swiftly. 2. In nautical parlance, to run before a gale with little or no sail set. noun: 1. The act of scudding. 2. Clouds, rain, mist, etc. driven by the wind. 3. Low clouds beneath another cloud layer. ETYMOLOGY: Of uncertain origin, possibly from Middle Low German schudden (to shake). Earliest documented use: 1609. USAGE: The moon was bright, but the clouds scudding across kept throwing them [Harry et al] into darkness. J.K. Rowling; Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone; Bloomsbury; 1997.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 05:30:02 +0000

Trending Topics



Recently Viewed Topics




© 2015