to scuttle
Third Person
scuttles
Present Participle
scuttling
Past Tense
scuttled
Past Participle
scuttled
1
to move quickly and with short, hasty steps
- The spy scuttled through the dimly lit alley, trying to avoid detection.
- The child, excited to explore the garden, scuttled around, chasing butterflies.
- Frightened by the barking dog, the squirrel scuttled up the tree to safety.
- Trying to catch the last train, commuters scuttled along the crowded platform.
- The cat scuttled across the roof, disappearing from view in seconds.
2
to intentionally cause something such as a plan to fail
transitive
- The rival company attempted to scuttle our marketing campaign by spreading false rumors
- The disgruntled employee decided to scuttle the team's project by withholding crucial information.
- The political opponents sought to scuttle the candidate's chances by leaking damaging information.
- A former executive attempted to scuttle the merger negotiations between the two companies.
- The whistleblower revealed a plot to scuttle the environmental conservation efforts.