scarpering

verb

present participle of scarper, British
as in exiting
to leave a place often for another I went looking for Sally at the pub, but she'd scarpered

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarpering
  1. exiting
  2. departing
  3. moving
  4. getting
  5. going
  6. fleeing
  7. escaping
  8. evacuating
Verb
  • More importantly, according to several insiders, in the midst of a shakeout that is seeing executives stay or exiting, DC heads James Gunn and Peter Safran are staying put.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
  • At the end of all that immersiveness, exiting out onto the physical street to join the crowds of shuffling tourists and fend off sullen Elmos makes Times Square feel like the soul of authenticity.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of exiting
Verb
  • Warner Bros Motion Picture chiefs De Luca and Pamela Abdy are departing.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Investigators have located the wreckage of a medical transport helicopter that crashed in the Pacific Ocean after departing Wednesday night from Santa Catalina Island, killing a pilot and a nurse.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of departing
Verb
  • The seconds-long loop consists of a purple image of a tank silhouette moving rapidly across the picture plane and patterned with what resemble dithered approximations of analog video interference.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The planning is meant to create flexibility for the president and commanders overseeing the war, these people said, by moving up to three aircraft carriers and their escort ships into the region in November.
    — Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of moving
Verb
  • Kimmel asked, getting the scoop for the general public, whose curiosity about the wedding still lingers.
    — Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Of course, amid the rise of streaming movies in the home coming out of the pandemic, followed by the 2023 Los Angeles writers and actors strikes, getting film lovers back into the Cranford Theater remained a challenge.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of getting
Verb
  • The morning commute on I-80 declined from Rocklin ahead of the Capitol City Freeway split going toward I-5.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Their resilience is, frankly, the thing that keeps the rest of us going.
    — Philip Weinberg, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of going
Verb
  • In 2009, two Israeli tank shells exploded immediately outside Al-Fakhoora, which was crowded with families fleeing an Israeli ground offensive.
    — Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026
  • As expected, the animals became anxious, either fleeing the threatening odor or freezing in place.
    — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of fleeing
Verb
  • The agency gets the images within 48 hours, then sends out notices to landfill and oil and gas operators when methane is seen escaping.
    — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Purdy has been brilliant at moving within and escaping the pocket.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of escaping
Verb
  • Shell is evacuating nonessential personnel from six offshore platforms, while BP is removing nonessential workers and securing its offshore facilities, the companies said Tuesday.
    — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Kelly hopes hundreds of residents living in low-lying areas will consider evacuating.
    — Matthew Mulligan, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of evacuating
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“Scarpering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarpering. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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