v. & n.
--v.intr. (scudded, scudding)
1. fly or run straight, fast, and lightly; skim along.
2 Naut. run before the wind.
--n.
1. a spell of scudding.
2 a scudding motion.
3 vapoury driving clouds.
4 a driving shower; a gust.
5 wind-blown spray.
Etymology: perh. alt. of SCUT, as if to race like a hare