scutter

[ skuht-er ]

verb (used without object)

, British Dialect.

1. scurry.

scutter

/ ˈskʌtə /

verb

1. an informal word for scurry

Word History and Origins

Origin of scutter¹

First recorded in 1775–85; variant of scuttle ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of scutter¹

C18: probably from scuttle ², with -er ¹as in scatter

Example Sentences

Things boom overhead like bitterns, or scutter alongside like hares, or arise dripping and hissing from below like otters.

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From the door he watched the man scutter down the long, long corridor out of sight.

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Immediately there was a yell—a scutter—a run—a positive tumult.

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But every boy, even the valiant Johnny Trumbull, was gone in a mad scutter.

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Tod saw a young hare scutter across the grass, and rushed after it, full chase.

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Related Words

• bustle
• dart
• dash
• hurry
• rip
• scamper
• scoot
• scuttle
• sprint
• whisk
• zip