rutsch

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A form of rutch — To slide; to scooch; to shuffle.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

verbrutsch (third-person singular simple present rutsches, present participle rutsching, simple past and past participle rutsched)

present singular third person rutsches · participle present rutsching · participle past rutsched · past rutsched

  1. alternativeAlternative form of rutch (“squirm”).

    But she found herself moving forward, heading toward Kate while Rosie rutsched against her own bosom. Rosanna marched into the front room, stopping smackdab in the center of the large braided rug, glaring at Kate with Eli at her breast.

    2008, Beverly Lewis, The Forbidden (The Courtship of Nellie Fisher Book #2), Bethany House, →ISBN, page 231
    2 more examples

    "It's like this, Harry," he said, kind of rutsching around in that lounge chair and snarling with pain. "I've been thinking about love, and friendship—and caring about the other person, you see what I mean?" I said I saw what he meant.

    1959, Howard Nemerov, A commodity of dreams & other stories

    Mary Ruth was rutsching around, squirming to beat the band. "Well, jah, all right," Ida said, not going all the way to the door, but motioning quickly to her. They scampered like frightened cats upstairs to what was now Hannah's bedroom.

    2004, Beverly Lewis, The Sacrifice, Bethany House Publishers, →ISBN
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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