Scurry
['skʌrɪ] or ['skɝi]
Definition
(verb.) to move about or proceed hurriedly; 'so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground'.
Checked by Cathy--From WordNet
Definition
(v. i.) To hasten away or along; to move rapidly; to hurry; as, the rabbit scurried away.
(n.) Act of scurring; hurried movement.
Checked by Alissa
Definition
v.i. to hurry along: to scamper.—n. a flurry—also Skurr′y.—n. Hurr′y-scurr′y heedless haste.
Checker: Roland
Examples
- There was great scurrying about on deck. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- It was fun, scurrying around the breezy hills and through the beautiful canyons. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Waltzers spun around precariously for a matter of fifteen seconds and then went scurrying down to the rail as if they meant to go overboard. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- When Tantor trumpeted, the great ape scurried with his fellows high among the trees of the second terrace. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- With a horrified scream the poor woman rose to her hands and knees, and in this position scurried across the room, shrieking: O Gaberelle! Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
Typist: Remington