First Known Use: 1810
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scurry
intransitive verb scur·ry \ˈskər-ē, ˈskə-rē\
: to move quickly and with short steps
scur·riedscur·ry·ing
Full Definition of SCURRY
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
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Origin of SCURRY
short for hurry-scurry, reduplication of hurry
Related to SCURRY
- 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, hurtle, hustle, jet, jump, motor, nip, pelt, race, ram, rip, rocket, run, rush, rustle, scoot, hurry, scuttle, shoot, speed, step, tear, travel, trot, whirl, whisk, zip, zoom
SCURRY Defined for Kids
1scurry
verb scur·ry \ˈskər-ē\
scur·riedscur·ry·ing
Definition of SCURRY for Kids
: to move quickly <… the stories were the kind that made people scurry past his house even in broad daylight … — Eleanor Estes, The Hundred Dresses>
2scurry
noun
plural scur·ries
Definition of SCURRY for Kids
: the act of moving quickly <One wild scurry and Willie burst out into the sunlight. — Robert Lawson, Rabbit Hill>
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