skedaddle
verb (used without object)
to run away hurriedly; flee.
skedaddling
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present participleof skedaddle.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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Shame on you for skedaddling anonymously and cowardly away.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 3, 2023
But Long’s soon skedaddling down the inside-left channel to win another corner for Saints.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 15, 2020
The electric carts that you will soon see skedaddling around the lawns, meadows and playgrounds are just the latest in a decades-long transformation of trash management.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2017
I could see other critics, either through ignorance, deviousness or entitlement, cruising right around the line that everyone was supposed to stand in and skedaddling up the escalator to the theater.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2015
The lodger was kneeling at her skirts: he caught her hand and pressed his face against it entreatingly— The policeman drew near— "Did you see a fellow skedaddling along here, ma'am?" said he.
From Here are Ladies by James Stephens
