Paper Coach : Teach Yourself to Write Fiction
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10.17.2006
New Vocabulary #1
Paper Coach : Teach Yourself to Write (A Fiction Writing Course)
I decided to share new vocabulary words (and their definitions) as I come across them. Here's the first one:
Scud, Scudded, Scudding
Intransitive Verb
1. to move or run swiftly especially as if driven forward
2. to run before a gale
3. Said especially of clouds: to sweep quickly and easily across the sky
Noun
4. Cloud, rain or spray driven by the wind
Etymology
16c German or Middle Dutch schudden, to shake
I decided to share new vocabulary words (and their definitions) as I come across them. Here's the first one:
Scud, Scudded, Scudding
Intransitive Verb
1. to move or run swiftly especially as if driven forward
2. to run before a gale
3. Said especially of clouds: to sweep quickly and easily across the sky
Noun
4. Cloud, rain or spray driven by the wind
Etymology
16c German or Middle Dutch schudden, to shake
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