scurries

verb

present tense third-person singular of scurry
as in hurries
to proceed or move quickly everyone scurried back to work as soon as they had finished their lunch in the cafeteria

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Recent Examples of scurries Inside Botánica Santo Tomas in Wilton Manors, store owner Héctor Giovanni Pizarro Santana sweeps the floor as his tiny Chihuahua, Bella, scurries behind him. — Delia Sauer, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, in King’s Landing, Alicent scurries the great halls, desperate to shore up support for her plan to hand Rhaenyra the Red Keep. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026 That goes for much here, from the light that scurries away from Benjamín Echazarreta’s muted camera, to the moments of sweetness that punctuate Mariá Portugal’s largely ominous score. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 May 2026 The way Radcliffe scurries out of his chair and into the green room to meet Liu illustrates her visceral impact. — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026 Bridgerton fans can spot the Old Royal Naval College mostly throughout season 2, like when a paperboy scurries across the grounds to deliver the latest gossip from Lady Whistledown in the first episode. — Kayla Keegan, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026 The hand then detaches from the arm and scurries forward towards a bannana, flips it upward and secures it on its backside using a single finger. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 22 Jan. 2026 Jackson scurries 14 yards up the middle for a first down. — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 11 Oct. 2025 The older dog is shown marching along, while the puppy scurries along, attempting to match its pace. — Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scurries
  1. hurries
  2. rushes
  3. trots
  4. travels
  5. flies
  6. speeds
  7. races
  8. chases
Verb
  • If someone hurries you, slow the exchange and name what feels good in your body, like sitting down before deciding on plans.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026
  • Nix almost always hurries his throws when a blitz comes Harvey’s way, regardless of whether the rookie RB picks it up capably or not.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025
Definition of hurries
Verb
  • The microscopic amoeba thrives in warm freshwater and can cause a neurological infection when water containing the amoeba rushes through the nose and reaches the brain, according to the state health department.
    — Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Hard hits are welcome, but not at the expense of leaving the team vulnerable to odd-man rushes.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of rushes
Verb
  • And they custom-fit Shawkat’s mellower Molly, who trots behind in Frankie’s wake of destruction.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • After Nessa's crushing death, Glinda (Ariana Grande) hands off her jeweled footwear to Dorothy (Bethany Weaver), who trots down the Yellow Brick Road to meet the Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) in the Emerald City.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
Definition of trots
Verb
  • Linebacker Weston Reis also came through for 2-0 Palos Verdes, which travels to Carson next Thursday in another challenging nonleague game.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The story follows Ana, a young Black French woman who, following the death of her grandmother, travels to her matriarch’s birth city of Belo Horizonte.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of travels
Verb
  • Delta Air Lines flies direct between Atlanta and Johannesburg and is expected to launch service between Atlanta and Cape Town later this year.
    — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Hig flies old Cessna planes into Denver for supplies and makes occasional deliveries to a local Mennonite community led by Aaron (Benedict Wong).
    — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of flies
Verb
  • Ethylene speeds up the spoilage of this produce and can cause these fruits and veggies to go dull and yellow, wilt, soften, and become bitter.
    — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Accelerate briskly and the beat speeds up and the higher frequencies come in.
    — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of speeds
Verb
  • Finn Gomez / Getty Images Kirkwood, who races for Andretti Global, started second but took the lead on the opening lap with a daring maneuver around the outside of pole-sitter and championship leader Alex Palou in front of the National Archives.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026
  • When Phoebe Hunt, a documentarian for Tempus Tours, discovers that a real estate heiress who didn’t return from a journey is actually a suspicious woman from Phoebe’s past, Phoebe races to stop history from being rewritten.
    — Monitor reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of races
Verb
  • But when the mutt chases a fox into the wilderness and doesn't return, Fielding and his father launch a massive search to recover him, growing closer together as a result.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Absorptive art beckons the viewer—who chases after that which ignores it, a tale as old as time—whereas the Minimalism Fried attacked was very big, very look-at-me, very exhibitionist.
    — Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of chases

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“Scurries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scurries. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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