scuttle
scuttling
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present participleof scuttle.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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"He did fight back and retrieved his card, with the perp scuttling away empty-handed," she wrote, warning people to be "super vigilant" out there.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
After the judge forbade them from using certain PowerPoint slides, Halem’s former attorneys decided against presenting an opening statement to jurors, scuttling any possibility of a favorable outcome, Weimortz said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
More recently, Bezos ushered in dramatic changes at the paper that included scuttling an endorsement of Kamala Harris for president and laying off one-third of its staff, which changed the dynamic between the two men.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
And so, some still mull just scuttling the agency.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026
It was an army of wind-up creepy-crawlies: bronze-gear bodies, spindly legs, little pincer mouths, all scuttling toward us in a wave of clacking, whirring metal.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
