scudding cloud
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describes clouds moving quickly across the sky, often driven by wind
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- We watched the dark scudding clouds race across the moonlit sky.
- Above the distant mountains, ominous scudding clouds hinted at a coming storm.
- The strong gale was driving the scudding clouds swiftly towards the east.
- Through a brief opening in the scudding clouds, a ray of sunlight broke through.
- He spent hours observing the ever-changing shapes of the scudding clouds.
- A lone scudding cloud quickly passed overhead, casting a fleeting shadow.
- The painting vividly depicted a turbulent sea beneath a sky of scudding clouds.
- Look up! You can see the scudding clouds moving at an incredible pace today.
- Despite the calm on the ground, the scudding clouds indicated high winds aloft.
- The children pointed at the rapidly scudding clouds, imagining them as giant ships.