scurry

verb

scur·​ry ˈskər-ē How to pronounce scurry (audio)
ˈskə-rē
scurried; scurrying

intransitive verb

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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But scurrying across this land of extreme whiteness is, paradoxically, one of the darkest animals on Earth: a species of velvet ant known as Traumatomutilla bifurca. Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024 Florida mice, an imperiled species with distinctive big ears and hind feet, scurried through the sand, captured on a night camera. Emily L. Mahoney, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024 The reporters are grumpy, but the ruse works, and (Sean Murray) and Torres’ (Wilmer Valderrama) scurry across the upstairs hallway carrying roughly 200 pounds of literally dead weight. EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024 Unless there is a shark approaching you, in which case scurry sideways like a crab. Viktoria Shulevich, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for scurry 

Word History

Etymology

short for hurry-scurry, reduplication of hurry

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of scurry was in 1810

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“Scurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scurry. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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scurry

verb
scur·​ry ˈskər-ē How to pronounce scurry (audio)
ˈskə-rē
scurried; scurrying
: to move briskly : scamper
scurry noun

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