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
After the trophies are presented, the overture to George Bizet’s Carmen is cued up, and the dignitaries scurry out of the way, the top three drivers of a Formula 1 Grand Prix begin hosing each other down with sparkling wine.
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Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 21 July 2024
Get Citation Request Reprint Permissions Play Download Article The COVID-19 pandemic sent U.S. policymakers scurrying to their bookshelves, searching for responses to a public health catastrophe that threatened to plunge households, businesses, and governments into financial despair.
—Oren Cass, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2021
Insects scurry along the sides, rattlesnakes wait, coiled.
—Steve Fisher and Alfredo Corchado, USA TODAY, 20 June 2024
Kansas City’s preeminent party vendors are scurrying about a rooftop lounge that overlooks the city’s new ferris wheel, all in preparation for celebrating the birthday of their hometown hero.
—Dianna Mazzone Singh, Allure, 18 June 2024
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Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 21 July 2024
Get Citation Request Reprint Permissions Play Download Article The COVID-19 pandemic sent U.S. policymakers scurrying to their bookshelves, searching for responses to a public health catastrophe that threatened to plunge households, businesses, and governments into financial despair.
—Oren Cass, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2021
Insects scurry along the sides, rattlesnakes wait, coiled.
—Steve Fisher and Alfredo Corchado, USA TODAY, 20 June 2024
Kansas City’s preeminent party vendors are scurrying about a rooftop lounge that overlooks the city’s new ferris wheel, all in preparation for celebrating the birthday of their hometown hero.
—Dianna Mazzone Singh, Allure, 18 June 2024
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“Scurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scurry. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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