scud

/skʌd/
verb
  1. To move quickly and smoothly, especially through the air or across a surface.
    • Leaves scud along the sidewalk in the autumn wind.
    • Small boats scud across the harbor when the wind picks up.
    • Clouds scud across the sky before a storm.
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noun
  1. A fast-moving cloud or spray, especially driven by wind.
    • A scud of rain swept across the field.
    • The sailor watched the scud of foam on the waves.
    • Scud clouds raced ahead of the thunderstorm.