Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of scuttle
nounscuttling (plural scuttlings)
plural scuttlings
- The motion of one who scuttles.
scuttlings back and forth
- The act by which a vessel is scuttled.
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APA
scuttling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scuttling
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“scuttling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scuttling. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scuttling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scuttling.
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