scurry

scur·ry

verb \ˈskər-ē, ˈskə-rē\

scur·riedscur·ry·ing

Definition of SCURRY

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

1. She scurried off to finish the job.
2. Mice scurried around the house.

Origin of SCURRY

short for hurry-scurry, reduplication of hurry

First Known Use: 1810

Related to SCURRY

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, hurtle, hustle, jet, jump, motor, nip, pelt, race, ram, rip, rocket, run, rush, rustle, scoot, hurry, scuttle, shoot, speed, step, tear, travel, trot, whirl, whisk, zip, zoom

Antonyms: crawl, creep, poke

Related Words: beetle, dart, flit, scamper, scud, scuffle; stampede, streak, whiz (or whizz); gallop, jog, sprint; accelerate, quicken, step out; catch up, fast-forward, outpace, outrun, outstrip, overtake; arrow, beeline

Near Antonyms: dally, dawdle, dillydally, drag, hang (around or out), lag, linger, loiter, poke, tarry; amble, lumber, plod, saunter, shuffle, stroll; decelerate, slow (down or up)

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Rhymes with SCURRY

blurry, burry, curry, flurry, furry, dhurrie, gurry, hurry, Moray, murrey, slurry, spurrey, surrey, whirry, worry