hurry-scurry
Americannoun
adverb
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with hurrying and scurrying.
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confusedly; in a bustle.
adjective
adverb
adjective
noun
verb
Etymology
Origin of hurry-scurry
First recorded in 1725–35
Example Sentences
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Having been chased hurry-scurry from Kiangsi Province right to the suburbs of Changsha, Hunan, the Chinese turned around and, with a fury they have never shown before, lashed the Japanese back and back.
From Time Magazine Archive
The hurry-scurry, the angry hum of recent weeks had departed; a quivering stillness now permeated the premises.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
The streets were filled with the hurry-scurry of a moving army, splashing through mud puddles.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
At this suggestion, the servants rushed hurry-scurry inside and actually brought a bench; and, lifting Pao-yü, they placed him on it.
From Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books by H. Bencraft Joly
We saddled the donkey, and my mother went hurry-scurry to the château.
From The House of the Combrays by G. Le Notre
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