scurry
to go or move quickly or in haste.
to send hurrying along.
a scurrying rush: the scurry of little feet on the stairs.
a short run or race.
Origin of scurry
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How to use scurry in a sentence
I chased a tight-lipped Thain as he scurried through the lobby to get back to his headquarters.
Banks Really Are Different Five Years After the Financial Crisis | Daniel Gross | September 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTCarter scurried back to Mace and reached down to hoist him up.
“Nancy stayed in bed in the hotel room as I scurried around to get the paperwork and the minister and the flowers,” says Campbell.
A Gay Warrior’s Win for Partner at National Cemetery | Eleanor Clift | April 12, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen the lights went up, the young crowd quickly scurried toward the exit.
Lena Dunham’s Improv Night at the Upright Citizens Brigade | Marlow Stern | March 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMinutes before the panel got underway, an organizer scurried over to the special “reserved” pews, yarmulke in hand.
Rare and beautiful birds came and watched the barefooted children as they scurried around, building their wall of masonry.
The Box-Car Children | Gertrude Chandler WarnerThe girl scurried by and darted from the room, dodging the smiting hand which the host raised as she flew past him.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniJust at this moment a rabbit scurried across the road, and the dogs, with yelps of delight, took after it.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnThey scurried down a long, dismal lane toward a low-lying range of hills pertly wooded with bald patches of barren earth and rock.
Cabin Fever | B. M. BowerBut with the first shot both men left the house by the mill and scurried like rabbits for the open fields.
The Amazing Interlude | Mary Roberts Rinehart
British Dictionary definitions for scurry
/ (ˈskʌrɪ) /
to move about or proceed hurriedly
(intr) to whirl about
the act or sound of scurrying
a brisk light whirling movement, as of snow
horse racing a short race or sprint
Origin of scurry
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