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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
scur·ry       [skur-ee, skuhr-ee] Pronunciation Key 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.
–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]
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
scur·ry       (skûr'ē, skŭr'ē)  Pronunciation Key 
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.]

Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
scurry  (v.)
1810, perhaps from hurry-scurry (1732), a reduplication of hurry.

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
scurry

noun
1. rushing about hastily in an undignified way [syn: scamper

verb
1. to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground" 

U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This

Scurry County, TX (county, FIPS 415) Location: 32.74583 N, 100.91670 W
Population (1990): 18634 (7702 housing units)
Area: 2337.7 sq km (land), 13.0 sq km (water)

Scurry, TX Zip code(s): 75158

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Scurry

Scur"ry\, v. i. [Cf. Scur, Skirr.] To hasten away or along; to move rapidly; to hurry; as, the rabbit scurried away.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Scurry

Scur"ry\, n. Act of scurring; hurried movement.

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