Synonyms of scurrying

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adjective

as in rushing

Related Words

• rushing
• hurrying
• rapid
• running
• swift
• flying
• racing
• lightning
• speeding
• hasty
• speedy
• breathless
• scudding
• whirling
• fleet
• careering
• zipping
• whirlwind
• rocketing
• barreling
• scooting
• bolting
• whisking
• quick
• brisk
• expeditious
• prompt
• ready
• meteoric
• warp-speed
• dizzy
• breakneck
• fast
• hastened
• snappy
• rushed
• hurried
• accelerated
• quickened

Dissimilar Words

• crawling
• creeping
• dragging
• slow
• leisurely
• tardy
• lagging
• dilatory
• sluggish
• unhurried
• languid
• laggard
• poky
• poking
• deliberate
• dallying
• dawdling
• dillydallying
• measured
• snaillike
• snail-paced
• lounging
• inert
• lethargic
• inactive
• loafing

scurrying

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verb

present participle of scurry

as in hurrying

to proceed or move quickly

everyone scurried back to work as soon as they had finished their lunch in the cafeteria

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hurrying
• rushing
• trotting
• flying
• traveling
• speeding
• racing
• zipping
• driving
• chasing
• jumping
• buzzing
• darting
• scuttling
• running
• scooting
• dashing
• blowing
• stepping
• blasting
• tearing
• zooming
• ripping
• whirling
• hurtling
• hustling
• rustling
• bolting
• barreling
• blazing
• careening
• careering
• bowling
• hurling
• ramming
• hastening
• shooting
• pelting
• whisking
• bustling
• rocketing
• jogging
• haring
• breezing
• nipping
• coursing
• galloping
• humping
• bundling
• jetting
• scampering
• motoring
• cracking (on)
• belting
• flitting
• cannonballing
• highballing
• beating it
• hying
• bombing
• scudding
• stepping on it
• hotfooting (it)
• stampeding
• sprinting
• whizzing
• getting a move on
• making tracks
• scuffling
• shaking a leg
• streaking
• accelerating
• beetling
• overtaking
• outrunning
• quickening
• stepping out
• outstripping
• outpacing
• arrowing
• catching up
• beelining
• fast-forwarding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawling
• creeping
• poking
• dragging
• lingering
• hanging (around or out)
• poking
• shuffling
• lagging
• dawdling
• strolling
• loitering
• sauntering
• ambling
• dallying
• plodding
• lumbering
• tarrying
• slowing (down or up)
• dillydallying
• decelerating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scurrying

Verb

Set on a stage at the very highest level of the stands, that similarly crowded performance looked like a Grammys medley on video but must have resembled ants scurrying around a screensaver to much of the in-person audience. — Judy Berman, Time, 19 July 2026

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

If seeing one scurrying through your living room sends you scrambling for a quick remedy, your instincts are on track. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 July 2026

The cute animal, who was wearing a leash, was seen happily scurrying around the sandy coastline at sunset, while also taking a dip in the water, alongside Atkins' dog. — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026

But be sure to avoid handling things such as gasoline, sunscreen, tobacco, and insect repellent, which will send them scurrying away from even the most tantalizing baits. — Keith Sutton, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2026

The only chilly part will be scurrying a few feet from the trailer door into the bathroom and back. — New Atlas, 1 June 2026

That’s because the ride has one of the best animatronic figures in SoCal, namely a black cat scurrying across a piano. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026

Your eyes may see the prairie dogs digging and scurrying. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026