scurry
verb /ˈskʌri/
/ˈskɜːri/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they scurry | /ˈskʌri/ /ˈskɜːri/ |
| he / she / it scurries | /ˈskʌriz/ /ˈskɜːriz/ |
| past simple scurried | /ˈskʌrid/ /ˈskɜːrid/ |
| past participle scurried | /ˈskʌrid/ /ˈskɜːrid/ |
| -ing form scurrying | /ˈskʌriɪŋ/ /ˈskɜːriɪŋ/ |
- + adv./prep. to run with quick short steps synonym scuttle (1)
- She said goodbye and scurried back to work.
- Ants scurried around the pile of rotting food.
- The shots sent everyone scurrying for cover.
Extra Examples- The mice scurried across the grass.
- He scurried off to find a newspaper.
- Everyone was scurrying around in a panic.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryScurry is used with these nouns as the subject:- mouse
- rat
- servant
- …
Word Originearly 19th cent.: abbreviation of hurry-scurry, reduplication of hurry.