Scurry

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To go with light running steps; scamper.
  • verb-intransitive. To flurry or swirl about.
  • n. The act of scurrying.
  • n. The noise produced by scurrying.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To run away with quick light steps, to scamper.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To hasten away or along; to move rapidly; to hurry.
  • n. Act of scurrying; hurried movement.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To hurry along; move hastily and precipitately; scamper.
  • n. Hurry; fluttering or bustling haste.
  • n. A flurry.
  • n. In sporting, a short race run for amusement by inferior horses or non-winners.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. rushing about hastily in an undignified way
  • v. to move about or proceed hurriedly
  • Verb Form
    scurried    scurries    scurrying   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    haste    hurry    rush    rushing   
    Variant
    scurried   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    hurry    run    rush    flight    hasten   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Curry    Murray    Murree    Surrey    Urey    Uri    blurry    burry    currie    curry   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    pattering    scuffle    flurry    patter    gibber    slither    trample    gabble