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scurried

 [skur-ee, skuhr-ee]   Origin

scur·ry

   [skur-ee, skuhr-ee] verb, -ried, -ry·ing, noun, plural -ries.
verb (used without object)
1.
to go or move quickly or in haste.
verb (used with object)
2.
to send hurrying along.

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noun
3.
a scurrying rush: the scurry of little feet on the stairs.
4.
a short run or race.
Origin:
1800–10; extracted from hurry-scurry
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scurry
1810, perhaps from hurry-scurry (1732), a reduplication of hurry.
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