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scuttle (3)

scut·tle [ skútt'l ]


intransitive verb  (past and past participle scut·tled, present participle scut·tling, 3rd person present singular scut·tles)
Definition:
 
move with short fast steps: to run or move quickly with short steps



noun 
Definition:
 
a rush or run: a hurried pace or scuttling movement

[15th century. Origin ?]
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