transcription, транскрипция: [ ski-ˈda-d ə l ]
intransitive verb
( ske·dad·dled ; ske·dad·dling -ˈdad-liŋ, -ˈda-d ə l-iŋ)
Etymology: probably alteration of British dialect scaddle to run off in a fright, from scaddle, adjective, wild, timid, skittish, from Middle English scathel, skadylle harmful, fierce, wild, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skathi harm — more at scathe
Date: 1861
: run away , scram ; especially : to flee in a panic
• ske·dad·dler -ˈdad-lər, -ˈda-d ə l-ər noun