Scurry
11scurry — UK [ˈskʌrɪ] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms scurry : present tense I/you/we/they scurry he/she/it scurries present participle scurrying past tense scurried past participle scurried 1) to move fast with small quick steps scurry… …
12scurry — [[t]skʌ̱ri, AM skɜ͟ːri[/t]] scurries, scurrying, scurried 1) VERB When people or small animals scurry somewhere, they move there quickly and hurriedly, especially because they are frightened. [WRITTEN] [V prep/adv] The attack began, sending… …
13scurry — intransitive verb (scurried; scurrying) Etymology: short for hurry scurry, reduplication of hurry Date: 1810 1. to move in or as if in a brisk pace ; scamper 2. to move around in an agitated, confused, or fluttering manner • scurry noun …
14scurry — /skerr ee, skur ee/, v., scurried, scurrying, n., pl. scurries. v.i. 1. to go or move quickly or in haste. v.t. 2. to send hurrying along. n. 3. a scurrying rush: the scurry of little feet on the stairs. 4. a short run or race. [1800 10;… …
15scurry — scur|ry [ˈskʌri US ˈskə:ri] v past tense and past participle scurried present participle scurrying third person singular scurries [I always + adverb/preposition] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: hurry scurry (18 20 centuries), from hurry] to move… …
16scurry — [c]/ˈskʌri / (say skuree) verb (scurried, scurrying) –verb (i) 1. to go or move quickly or in haste. –verb (t) 2. to send hurrying along. –noun (plural scurries) 3. a scurrying rush: we heard the scurry of little feet down the stairs. 4. a flurry …
17Scurry — This unusual and interesting name is of medieval English and Yorkshire origins. Recorded in several forms including Scurrah, Scurry, Scurrey, Skirrow, Scorey, and Scurrer, it is locational or topographical, and indicates residence by a scora , an …
18scurry — verb Scurry is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑mouse, ↑rat, ↑servant, ↑squirrel …
19scurry — Synonyms and related words: bolt, bundle, burst, burst of speed, bustle, canter, career, chase, crowd, dart, dash, dash off, dash on, dead run, dogtrot, double time, drive, festinate, flank speed, flat out speed, fling, flurry, flutter, fly,… …
20scurry — scur|ry [ skʌri ] verb intransitive 1. ) to move fast with small quick steps: scurry about/around/off etc.: They were scurrying around like ants. 2. ) to hurry to do something or get something: The animals scurried for shelter. ╾ scur|ry noun… …
