Scuttling
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:17 pts9 letters
Definition of Scuttling
verb
- To cut a hole or holes through the bottom, deck, or sides of (as of a ship), for any purpose.
- To deliberately sink one's ship or boat by any means, usually by order of the vessel's commander or owner.
- (by extension, in figurative use) Undermine or thwart oneself (sometimes intentionally), or denigrate or destroy one's position or property; compare scupper.
"The candidate had scuttled his chances with his unhinged outburst."
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