skedaddle
verb (used without object)
to run away hurriedly; flee.
skedaddles
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present tense formof skedaddle (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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But the annual spending bills won’t be completed before Friday, and then Congress skedaddles for a 17-day recess.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2024
And then he skedaddles before the bill comes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2018
BST16:03 58 min: Richards skedaddles infield from the right, a wonderfully purposeful run that eats up half of the pitch.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 10, 2015
How long till Kelly skedaddles back to the comfort of a football-factory situation?
From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2015
The retreats were called "skedaddles," a term invented at the time by some wag.
From The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry With Legends of the Surrounding Country by Joseph Barry
