scurry

[ skur-ee, skuhr-ee ]

/ ˈskɜr i, ˈskʌr i /

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verb (used without object), scur·ried, scur·ry·ing.

to go or move quickly or in haste.

verb (used with object), scur·ried, scur·ry·ing.

to send hurrying along.

noun, plural scur·ries.

a scurrying rush: the scurry of little feet on the stairs.

a short run or race.

Words nearby scurry

scurf, scurfy, scurrile, scurrility, scurrilous, scurry, scurvy, scurvy grass, scut, scuta, scutage

Origin of scurry

First recorded in 1800–10; extracted from hurry-scurry

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He scurried off with a laugh, and we were just settling back for another siege of it when the welcome order came to "secure."
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He scurried here and there, as need required, gathering force like a machine under the quickening beat of the controlling engine.
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She scurried into the clothes she had laid out before going to bed.
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That the natives who were able had scurried back to the forest was quite evident, and from there continued their rain of death.
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His heart seemed to die within him as he scurried down that long room; then, mercifully, the keen fresh air filled his lungs.
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British Dictionary definitions for scurried

scurry

/ (ˈskʌrɪ) /

verb -ries, -rying or -ried

to move about or proceed hurriedly

(intr) to whirl about

noun plural -ries

the act or sound of scurrying

a brisk light whirling movement, as of snow

horse racing a short race or sprint

Word Origin for scurry

C19: probably shortened from hurry-scurry

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scurry

verb (used without object), scur·ried, scur·ry·ing.

verb (used with object), scur·ried, scur·ry·ing.

noun, plural scur·ries.

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British Dictionary definitions for scurried

verb -ries, -rying or -ried

noun plural -ries

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