scudding cloud

Frequency: 4.00.8 per million words

describes clouds moving quickly across the sky, often driven by wind

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Examples (10)

  • 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.