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scurry

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scur⋅ry

  [skur-ee, skuhr-ee] verb, -ried, -ry⋅ing, noun, plural -ries.
Use scurry in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to go or move quickly or in haste.
–verb (used with object)
2. to send hurrying along.
–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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scur·ry   (skûr'ē, skŭr'ē)   
intr.v.   scur·ried, scur·ry·ing, scur·ries

  1. To go with light running steps; scamper.

  2. To flurry or swirl about.

n.   pl. scur·ries

  1. The act of scurrying.

  2. The noise produced by scurrying.


[Probably short for hurry-scurry.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

scurry  (v.)
1810, perhaps from hurry-scurry (1732), a reduplication of hurry.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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