scuttle

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈskʌtəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈskʌtəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(skutl)

Inflections of 'scuttle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
scuttles
v 3rd person singular
scuttling
v pres p
scuttled
v past
scuttled
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
scuttle,
scuttle along,
scuttle away,
scuttle off
vi
(insect: crawl quickly)escabullirse v prnl
 A beetle scuttled along the rail.
 Un escarabajo se escabulló por la barandilla.
scuttle,
scuttle along
vi
(person: move hurriedly)correr deprisa vi + adv
  escabullirse v prnl
 Richard was watching people scuttle along the busy road.
 Richard estaba observando a la gente que corría deprisa por la calle concurrida.
 Richard estaba observando a la gente que se escabullía por la concurrida calle.
scuttle n(hurried run)carrera nf
  huida nf
  escapada nf
 The boy took off at a scuttle so that he would not be late for school.
 El niño salió a la carrera para no llegar tarde al colegio.
 El niño se dio a la huida para no llegar tarde al colegio.
 El niño hizo una escapada para no llegar tarde al colegio.
scuttle,
coal scuttle
n
(bucket for coal)cubo del carbón nm + loc adj
 (AR)balde para el carbón nm + loc adj
 A scuttle full of coal sat next to the stove.
 Junto a la estufa se encontraba el cubo del carbón.
 Junto a la estufa se encontraba el balde para el carbón.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
scuttle n(ship: opening)escotilla nf
 The sailor went down through the scuttle.
scuttle,
scuttle away,
scuttle off
vi
(leave hurriedly)escabullirse v prnl
 The small man scuttled off quietly.
scuttle [sth] vtr(sink ship on purpose)hundir vtr
 Having taken everything they wanted from it, the pirates scuttled the ship.
scuttle [sth] vtr(cause [sth] to fail on purpose)sabotear vtr
 John was fired when it was discovered that he had scuttled the project.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
coal scuttle (metal bucket)cubo para el carbón nm + loc adj
  balde para el carbón nm + loc adj
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