scupper
noun
a drain at the edge of a deck exposed to the weather, for allowing accumulated water to drain away into the sea or into the bilges.
scuppering
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present participleof scupper.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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There's also no overstating the frustration of royal officials at the way that Andrew has kept scuppering their plans.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
With the title on the line, Zielinski partnered Kawa to victory over the Swiss pair who had been unbeaten in the tournament, scuppering Bencic's attempt at a perfect 10-0 record in singles and doubles.
From Barron's ● Jan. 11, 2026
Treasury yields helped send the dollar to a fresh one-year high against the yen , while scuppering an early tech-led equity rally.
From Reuters ● Nov. 13, 2023
JetBlue Airways offered to buy its rival budget airline for about $3.6 billion, possibly scuppering Spirit’s merger with Frontier Airlines.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2022
This was partly due to a raid on our L. of C. scuppering some barge-loads of fuel, but chiefly to the boats getting stuck on mud banks.
From Letters from Mesopotamia in 1915 and January, 1916, from Robert Palmer, who was killed in the Battle of Um El Hannah, June 21, 1916, aged 27 years by Robert Stafford Arthur Palmer
