scurry
verb (used without object)
to go or move quickly or in haste.
is scurrying
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present progressiveof scurry (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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With the new laws taking effect on July 1, the airport is scurrying to figure out how to accommodate Uber drivers.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2015
But it usually comes when the player is scurrying back and has almost lost the point.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2014
Vergne inherited an empty schedule, and he is scurrying to find ways to fill it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2014
Hong Kong-listed shares and is scurrying to raise capital for its mortgage-scarred balance sheet, will be contractually free to sell the bank shares after Aug. 29.
From Reuters ● Aug. 10, 2011
Gene is scurrying back from my table to his.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
