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verb

ˈskər-ē How to pronounce scurry (audio)
Definition of scurrynext
as in to hurry
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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scurry

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noun

as in scuttle

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Recent Examples of scurry
Verb
McClair, a scurrying cerebral Glaswegian signed from Celtic and one of the few players to outsmart his boss Sir Alex Ferguson, had become the first in 20 years, since Best, to score 20 league goals for United. — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 17 July 2026 One rainy afternoon in August, Jean Booth scurried up the stairs of a nondescript Thai restaurant tucked into a strip mall off the highway, shook out her blue, shoulder-length hair and took out her phone. — Juliet Linderman, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Noun
Through it all, the Twins serve as bystanders, seemingly watching as Venus, Jupiter and Mercury scurry past them during the first three weeks of June. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 5 June 2026 Now under a hiatus from regulatory scrutiny, Bytedance has continued to ship a scurry of AI apps ranging from an AI coding tool to image and music generators, Forbes reported. — Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scurry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scurry
  1. hurry
  2. scuttle
  3. rush
  4. bustle
  5. fly
  6. scramble
  7. race
  8. stir
Verb
  • Kids in oversize orange fishing aprons hurried to the window where the bird stood at attention.
    — Natalie B. Compton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Katalyst’s ground team, working from a control center near Denver, hurried to find a fix and recover the Link satellite.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of hurry
Noun
  • Phorid flies, also known as scuttle flies, are tiny insects that are often mistaken for fruit flies.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 28 June 2026
  • No one knows for certain when Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and global singing star Taylor Swift will be married, but the scuttle about the ceremony taking place next week seems to be true.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026
Definition of scuttle
Verb
  • Gable then rushed into a backbreaker by Penta for a nearfall.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Collins added that his five children rushed to the hospital, thinking their father was on his deathbed.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of rush
Noun
  • The show went into production in April and shot during the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year to capture some of the hustle and bustle of the iconic event.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The hotel is an oasis amid the city’s bustle and feels like an appropriate place for Liverpool’s chief executive Billy Hogan to pause for breath and take stock of an intriguing few days for the club.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of bustle
Verb
  • Gable suplexed Penta into the corner and went for a flying headbutt, but Penta caught him in an armbar, busting Gable’s shoulder.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • That story mimics the god Hermes, who flies over water in The Odyssey.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of fly
Noun
  • The retailers who come out ahead over the next year will be the ones who built a store that can absorb a rule change without a scramble at the counter—regardless of how any appeal lands.
    — Elie Y. Katz, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Heirloom produce, honey and eggs are picked and collected right outside your window and become part of the buttermilk biscuits with house honey butter, brisket hash with jalapeño hollandaise and greenhouse lettuce scrambles.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of scramble
Verb
  • Meanwhile, officials are racing to ensure older office buildings can be safely transformed into apartments.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
  • The duo also tapped Bamford Watch Department to help bring the new timepiece imbued in racing heritage to life.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 30 July 2026
Definition of race
Noun
  • Alessandro Michele‘s reinventions of the iconic Valentino Rockstud shoe caused quite the stir when introduced in his pre-fall 2026 collection — but another one of Michele’s heel styles has been quietly heating up alongside it.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
  • North West's tour caused a stir online, with some individuals voicing concern about Kardashian and Ye's oldest daughter touring at 13.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 31 July 2026
Definition of stir

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