Clouds scurry quickly.

Meaning: This means that the clouds are moving very fast and possibly in a chaotic way.

Choice of Words: Clouds are large, white, or gray collections of water droplets or ice crystals floating in the sky. Scurry means to move quickly and in a hurried or nervous manner. In this context, it describes how the clouds are moving.

Alternative Expressions

The clouds are racing across the sky.

Meaning: This means that the clouds are moving very fast across the sky. It's like saying, The clouds are zipping across the sky like a group of speedy birds.

Choice of Words: The is used to refer to a specific group of clouds. Clouds are puffy white things in the sky that are made of water vapor. Racing means to move very quickly, like a car in a race. Across means from one side to the other. Sky is the big blue space above us where the clouds live. When you put them together, "The clouds are racing across the sky" means that a group of clouds is moving very quickly from one side of the sky to the other.

Look at the clouds zoom by!

Meaning: This means that the clouds are moving very fast across the sky. It's like saying, Hey, check out how fast those clouds are moving! They're like a blur!

Choice of Words: Look is a verb that means to direct your eyes towards something. At is a preposition that means to focus on something. The is used to refer to a specific group of clouds. Clouds are puffy white things in the sky that are made of water vapor. Zoom means to move very quickly. By means past something. When you put them together, "Look at the clouds zoom by!" means to direct your eyes towards a group of clouds that are moving very quickly past you.

Related Expressions