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What (who) is SCURRY - definition
scurry
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Scurry (disambiguation)
I. v. n.
Hurry, hasten, move rapidly, scutter.
II. n.
Haste, hurry, impetuosity.
scurry
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Scurry (disambiguation)
¦ verb (scurries, scurrying, scurried) move hurriedly with short quick steps.
¦ noun
1. a situation of hurried and confused movement.
2. a flurry of rain or snow.
Origin
C19: abbrev. of hurry-scurry, reduplication of hurry.
scurry
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Scurry (disambiguation)
(scurries, scurrying, scurried)
1.
When people or small animals scurry somewhere, they move there quickly and hurriedly, especially because they are frightened. (WRITTEN)
The attack began, sending residents scurrying for cover...
VERB: V prep/adv
2.
If people scurry to do something, they do it as soon as they can. (WRITTEN)
Pictures of starving children have sent many people scurrying to donate money.
= rush
VERB: V to-inf
Examples of use of SCURRY
1. Cheerful little boys in skullcaps scurry in the street.
2. If they can‘t wave down the valet car parker (who is also probably hiding from the "deluge"), they scurry from awning to awning, vainly attempting to time it so they can scurry between drops.
3. Grass grows up between the stones, little lizards scurry away with every footstep.
4. Three cheerful employees scurry around, interpreting instructions, topping off containers, cleaning spills.
5. They scurry about in the quiet, leaving new thoughts in their wake.