scurry
to go or move quickly or in haste.
to send hurrying along.
a scurrying rush: the scurry of little feet on the stairs.
a short run or race.
Origin of scurry
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How to use scurry in a sentence
It has also caused a panicked scurry for antiviral drug remdesivir, which became a popular therapy option as India’s case count kept surging past all previous records.
India is fighting a healthcare crisis of unimaginable proportions with woefully outdated science | Manavi Kapur | April 30, 2021 | Quartzscurry suffered a career-ending concussion in an April 2010 hit playing for the Washington Freedom.
Couple’s love of soccer leads to Washington Spirit investment | Kevin Majoros | April 1, 2021 | Washington BladeSome are homes and some are pump houses, and you can only tell the difference when you see human silhouettes scurry on rooftops.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq | Nathan Bradley Bethea | August 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere is a constant flow of ambulances bringing in wounded while doctors scurry to save them.
Palestinians Fleeing Israeli Bombardment in Gaza Have ‘Nowhere Left to Run’ | Jesse Rosenfeld | July 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe gazed down at the local track bed and saw something sleek and fat scurry under a rail.
I feel like I am in a John Le Carré novel and scurry into the tavern in hopes of avoiding an “international incident.”
Half of This Bar Is in Slovenia, the Other Half Is in Croatia | Jeff Campagna | January 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPeople scurry past me while eating freshly roasted corn on the cob.
Look Out! There’s a Craft-Beer Revolution Taking Over France | Jeff Campagna | December 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTShe bent above the page, and in the fever of her interest seemed to pounce on it and scurry over it.
Country Neighbors | Alice BrownThe squad took advantage of the confusion to drop their burden and scurry out of sight in the throng.
Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) | John McElroyA sleepy beetle dropped on its back; he turned it over and watched it scurry across the grass.
Villa Rubein and Other Stories | John GalsworthyWe had to scurry out in a hurry to avoid being penned there.
Left on Labrador | Charles Asbury StephensIn the hurry and scurry that ensued, Sandy escaped sadly to the square.
Auld Licht Idylls | J. M. Barrie
British Dictionary definitions for scurry
/ (ˈskʌrɪ) /
to move about or proceed hurriedly
(intr) to whirl about
the act or sound of scurrying
a brisk light whirling movement, as of snow
horse racing a short race or sprint
Origin of scurry
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