"scuddle" meaning in English

See scuddle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: scuddles [present, singular, third-person], scuddling [participle, present], scuddled [participle, past], scuddled [past]
Rhymes: -ʌdəl Etymology: From scud + -le (frequentative). Compare scuttle (“to hurry”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|scud|-le|pos2=frequentative}} scud + -le (frequentative) Head templates: {{en-verb}} scuddle (third-person singular simple present scuddles, present participle scuddling, simple past and past participle scuddled)
  1. (intransitive) To run hastily; to hurry; to scuttle. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-scuddle-en-verb-SQjmBai3
  2. (intransitive, Scotland) To drudge. Tags: Scotland, intransitive
    Sense id: en-scuddle-en-verb-ohTAlPgT Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -le, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 51 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 12 56 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 53 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 59 36
  3. (transitive, Scotland) To wash or cleanse. Tags: Scotland, transitive Categories (topical): Cleaning
    Sense id: en-scuddle-en-verb-jBxGVetY Disambiguation of Cleaning: 22 28 50 Categories (other): Scottish English

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive, Scotland) To wash or cleanse."
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