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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The rats all scurry out of an ominous rustling bush, making their own little Fast and the Furriest sequel.
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Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 6 June 2025
Several of the party’s candidates scurried around the Anaheim convention center, trying to curry favor with the state’s most liberal activists while also drawing contrasts with their rivals.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
On opening night 1995, a rat scurried across the locker room floor at Miami Arena; Mellanby slapped it up against the wall, killing it instantly.
—Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
Two underpasses costing $330,000 in the Lake Champlain Valley are a model effort showing how a Vermont community rallied behind thousands of tiny salamanders scurrying over the road yearly to safeguard the wildlife migrations.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 6 June 2025
Several of the party’s candidates scurried around the Anaheim convention center, trying to curry favor with the state’s most liberal activists while also drawing contrasts with their rivals.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
On opening night 1995, a rat scurried across the locker room floor at Miami Arena; Mellanby slapped it up against the wall, killing it instantly.
—Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
Two underpasses costing $330,000 in the Lake Champlain Valley are a model effort showing how a Vermont community rallied behind thousands of tiny salamanders scurrying over the road yearly to safeguard the wildlife migrations.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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“Scurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scurry. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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