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
Examples of scurry in a Sentence
She scurried off to finish the job.
Mice scurried around the house.
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And as the pay has shrunk, RSNs and their team and league partners are now scurrying to at least get more eyeballs.
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Evan Drellich, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
Rats scurry across the halls, smuggled in inadvertently between the folds of a homeless man’s clothes.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2025
Runner, sprinter, bolter, scarper, scurrying 'fighter'.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
No sooner does this boat arrive in Germany than rats scurry everywhere and instances of plague break out.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
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Evan Drellich, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
Rats scurry across the halls, smuggled in inadvertently between the folds of a homeless man’s clothes.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2025
Runner, sprinter, bolter, scarper, scurrying 'fighter'.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
No sooner does this boat arrive in Germany than rats scurry everywhere and instances of plague break out.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for scurry
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“Scurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scurry. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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