skedaddle
verb (used without object)
to run away hurriedly; flee.
skedaddled
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past participleof skedaddle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof skedaddle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
skedaddleverb (used without object)to run away hurriedly; flee.
Example Sentences
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What if instead of staying in the tomb, she skedaddled with a posy to the Renaissance club scene in Paris and found a new love?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2023
Usually the sheep walked away or skedaddled before any physical altercation actually broke out.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 17, 2022
One of the few positives is most investors seem to have skedaddled already.
From Reuters ● Feb. 11, 2022
Just then Quayle approached, and Paul skedaddled back to his seat.
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2018
His boat skedaddled up to a rock, hit it catty-cornered, and spun, and Abel was suddenly in the water, without his boat, borne along like a limp rag.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
