scuttle across



scuttle across something

to hurry across something. (Said especially of a small animal.) A tiny mouse scuttled across the kitchen floor and startled me. A rabbit scuttled across my path.
See also: across, scuttle

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
PÉTronille-French
NahalNAH-khahlHebrew
MieczysŁAwamye-chi-SWAH-vahPolish
ImkeIM-kə (Dutch, German)Frisian, Dutch, German
BÈRBERLimburgish
Geltrude-Italian