scurried; scurrying
1
: to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper
2
: to move around in an agitated, confused, or fluttering manner
scurry
noun
Synonyms
- barrel
- belt
- blast
- blaze
- blow
- bolt
- bomb [slang]
- bowl
- breeze
- bundle
- bustle
- buzz
- cannonball
- careen
- career
- chase
- course
- crack (on)
- dash
- drive
- fly
- hare
- hasten
- hie
- highball
- hotfoot (it)
- hump
- hurl
- hurry
- hurtle
- hustle
- jet
- jump
- motor
- nip
- pelt
- race
- ram
- rip
- rocket
- run
- rush
- rustle
- scoot
- scuttle
- shoot
- speed
- step
- tear
- travel
- trot
- whirl
- whisk
- zip
- zoom
Examples of scurry in a Sentence
She scurried off to finish the job.
Mice scurried around the house.
Recent Examples on the Web
Insects scurry along the sides, rattlesnakes wait, coiled.
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Steve Fisher and Alfredo Corchado, USA TODAY, 20 June 2024
Kansas City’s preeminent party vendors are scurrying about a rooftop lounge that overlooks the city’s new ferris wheel, all in preparation for celebrating the birthday of their hometown hero.
—Dianna Mazzone Singh, Allure, 18 June 2024
The adults, in a panic, scooped up crying toddlers, trying to scurry to safety.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 22 Apr. 2024
In almost every field of policy, the brute fact of the lockdown sits mountain-like in the middle, while candidates of every party scurry silently around it.
—Dan Hannan, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 June 2024
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Steve Fisher and Alfredo Corchado, USA TODAY, 20 June 2024
Kansas City’s preeminent party vendors are scurrying about a rooftop lounge that overlooks the city’s new ferris wheel, all in preparation for celebrating the birthday of their hometown hero.
—Dianna Mazzone Singh, Allure, 18 June 2024
The adults, in a panic, scooped up crying toddlers, trying to scurry to safety.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 22 Apr. 2024
In almost every field of policy, the brute fact of the lockdown sits mountain-like in the middle, while candidates of every party scurry silently around it.
—Dan Hannan, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 June 2024
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“Scurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scurry. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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