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Skedaddling

Skedaddle \Ske*dad"dle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Skedaddled; p. pr. & vb. n. Skedaddling.] [Of uncertain etymology.] To betake one's self to flight, as if in a panic; to flee; to run away. [Slang, U. S.]

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skedaddling

vb. (present participle of skedaddle English)

Usage examples of "skedaddling".

Why, the rest of the troops over in West Tennessee used to call our Brigade 'Leggett's Cavalry,' for they always had us chasing Old Forrest, and we kept him skedaddling, too, pretty lively.

I still can see Eula Lemoy, her robe hitched up to her waist, skedaddling across the gravel bar.

So just turning off the temporooter and skedaddling is out of the question.