1. leaving quickly or hurriedly, especially to avoid trouble or danger
Usage: informal; present participle of skedaddle

Examples

• The kids were skedaddling from the yard when they saw the angry neighbor approaching.
• We better start skedaddling before the storm hits.
• The thieves were skedaddling down the alley with their stolen goods.
• When the fire alarm went off, everyone was skedaddling toward the exits.
• The cat was skedaddling up the tree to escape the barking dog.
• They were skedaddling out of town before anyone discovered what they had done.