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
Only a few pitches later, Lee scurried home when Rortvedt let a pitch past him to the backstop.
—
Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
And so the mouse was scurrying all around the house, trying to get a feast.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024
Seeing these women who had been through so much scurrying to obey left me simmering.
—Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024
Find them in the warm months scurrying across sidewalks, lurking in your garden and making unwelcome visits on a patio lunch date.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2024
The art shows park guests traversing an outdoor lake in boats that pass by a large waterfall, with creatures from the fictional Pandora locale scurrying nearby.
—EW.com, 3 Apr. 2024
And, while my cat scurried away at the sound of the spray bottle, this probably won’t be true of all cats, so the application process may be even easier for less fearful felines.
—Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
Running into my colleagues in the field at events such as this always feels like a mini-reunion, our diffuse little band coming together for ephemeral moments before everyone scurries back to their computers.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024
Such tensions have left the Biden administration scurrying to rebuild bridges in the historically Democratic stronghold.
—Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2024
Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
And so the mouse was scurrying all around the house, trying to get a feast.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024
Seeing these women who had been through so much scurrying to obey left me simmering.
—Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024
Find them in the warm months scurrying across sidewalks, lurking in your garden and making unwelcome visits on a patio lunch date.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2024
The art shows park guests traversing an outdoor lake in boats that pass by a large waterfall, with creatures from the fictional Pandora locale scurrying nearby.
—EW.com, 3 Apr. 2024
And, while my cat scurried away at the sound of the spray bottle, this probably won’t be true of all cats, so the application process may be even easier for less fearful felines.
—Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
Running into my colleagues in the field at events such as this always feels like a mini-reunion, our diffuse little band coming together for ephemeral moments before everyone scurries back to their computers.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024
Such tensions have left the Biden administration scurrying to rebuild bridges in the historically Democratic stronghold.
—Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2024
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“Scurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scurry. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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