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.

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Origin of scurry

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

Words nearby scurry

scurf, scurfy, scurrile, scurrility, scurrilous, scurry, S-curve, scurvy, scurvy grass, scut, scuta

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How to use scurry in a sentence

It has also caused a panicked scurry for antiviral drug remdesivir, which became a popular therapy option as India’s case count kept surging past all previous records.
India is fighting a healthcare crisis of unimaginable proportions with woefully outdated science|Manavi Kapur|April 30, 2021|Quartz
Some are homes and some are pump houses, and you can only tell the difference when you see human silhouettes scurry on rooftops.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq|Nathan Bradley Bethea|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There is a constant flow of ambulances bringing in wounded while doctors scurry to save them.
Palestinians Fleeing Israeli Bombardment in Gaza Have ‘Nowhere Left to Run’|Jesse Rosenfeld|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He gazed down at the local track bed and saw something sleek and fat scurry under a rail.
My Patrol With the NYPD’s Bill Bratton|Michael Daly|March 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I feel like I am in a John Le Carré novel and scurry into the tavern in hopes of avoiding an “international incident.”
Half of This Bar Is in Slovenia, the Other Half Is in Croatia|Jeff Campagna|January 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
People scurry past me while eating freshly roasted corn on the cob.
Look Out! There’s a Craft-Beer Revolution Taking Over France|Jeff Campagna|December 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She bent above the page, and in the fever of her interest seemed to pounce on it and scurry over it.
Country Neighbors|Alice Brown
The squad took advantage of the confusion to drop their burden and scurry out of sight in the throng.
Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6)|John McElroy
A sleepy beetle dropped on its back; he turned it over and watched it scurry across the grass.
Villa Rubein and Other Stories|John Galsworthy
We had to scurry out in a hurry to avoid being penned there.
Left on Labrador|Charles Asbury Stephens
In the hurry and scurry that ensued, Sandy escaped sadly to the square.
Auld Licht Idylls|J. M. Barrie

British Dictionary definitions for scurry

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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