scurry
Use Scurry in a sentence
i, ˈskʌr 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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| —vb , -ries, -rying, -ried | |
| 1. | to move about or proceed hurriedly |
| 2. | (intr) to whirl about |
| —n , -ries, -rying, -ried, -ries | |
| 3. | the act or sound of scurrying |
| 4. | a brisk light whirling movement, as of snow |
| 5. | horse racing a short race or sprint |
| [C19: probably shortened from hurry-scurry] | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
scurry
1810, perhaps from hurry-scurry (1732), a reduplication of hurry.
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Example sentences
They can't fly, but they can scurry quite quickly over floors, walls and ceilings.
On campus you scurry past us in the halls, being careful not to learn our names.
Fans in the first and second rows of seats had to scurry for safety as the players' momentum carried them off the court.
Let him leave the few furry and feathered inhabitants of our city alone to scurry and scamper and provide a morning bird song.
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