scurried

verb

Definition of scurriednext
past tense of scurry
as in hurried
to proceed or move quickly everyone scurried back to work as soon as they had finished their lunch in the cafeteria

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  1. drove
  2. zipped
  3. jumped
Verb
  • Mayfield drove the Bucs from their own 29-yard line to the Cowboys 11 with just under a minute left, and Tampa Bay called a timeout.
    Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • And my hunger drove me to take a bite of choripán here and a sándwich de miga there.
    Lola Méndez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of drove
Verb
  • Tippett aggressively zipped over to Sillinger and laid him out, upending the young center before making his way to the bench for a line change.
    Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
  • And the quarter-zip top can be zipped all the way up to protect your neck from the elements.
    Nicol Natale, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of zipped
Verb
  • In other words, long-term borrowing costs have jumped nearly 1% in just three months.
    JJ Kinahan, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Another recent big mover jumped 500% in six months.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of jumped
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