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to skedaddle
01
to run away hastily, often in a disorderly or hurried manner
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
movement verb
regular
present tense
skedaddle
3rd person singular
skedaddles
present participle
skedaddling
past simple
skedaddled
past participle
skedaddled
Examples
When they heard the loud noise, the startled animals began to skedaddle into the safety of the nearby forest.
Skedaddle
01
a quick escape
Grammatical Information
animacy status
abstract
Composition
Simple
countable
plural form
skedaddles
Examples
At the first sound of sirens, the thieves made a skedaddle.
