rat scuttles

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Describes the quick, hurried movement of a rat, often to hide.

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Examples (10)

  • A large rat scuttled across the floor and disappeared under the kitchen cabinet.
  • We could hear the sound of rats scuttling behind the wooden wainscoting at night.
  • As soon as the light was turned on, a startled rat scuttled into the shadows.
  • The tiny rat scuttles along the rusty pipes in the basement of the old building.
  • I watched as a dirty rat scuttled quickly across the subway tracks.
  • The frightened rat scuttled away into a small hole in the brickwork.
  • Several rats were scuttling through the dry leaves in the dark alleyway.
  • The sudden noise made the rat scuttle back to its nest under the floorboards.
  • A hungry rat scuttles between the trash cans, searching for any scraps of food.
  • In the silence of the warehouse, you can hear a rat scuttle across the concrete.