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scurry en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈskɜɹ.i/ hurry–furry merger
  • (US) audio hurry-furry
  • /ˈskʌ.ɹi/ without the hurry–furry merger
  • /ˈskʌ.ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈskʊ.ɹi/ (Northern-England)

Etymology

Perhaps from hurry-skurry, a reduplication of hurry.

Meanings

  1. A dash.
    • Found a fox in Deerstone, and after a great deal of music, and a scurry or two round the wood, went away over Whigford Down, but he was too far before them to make any more quick music […] 1845, Sporting Magazine, volume 5, page 25:
  2. Bustle.
    • "It is very pleasant here," replied Carrados tranquilly. "Very cool and restful with this armoured steel between us and the dust and scurry of the hot July afternoon above. I propose remaining here for a few minutes longer." 1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
skurry alternative, dated lexicographic
scurries Number=Plur lexicographic

scurry en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈskɜɹ.i/ hurry–furry merger
  • (US) audio hurry-furry
  • /ˈskʌ.ɹi/ without the hurry–furry merger
  • /ˈskʌ.ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈskʊ.ɹi/ (Northern-England)

Etymology

Perhaps from hurry-skurry, a reduplication of hurry.

Meanings

  1. To run with quick light steps, to scamper.
    • Shakespeare has gone back to the formula of last season, by encouraging his players to press high up the pitch and restoring Shinji Okazaki to the starting XI to scurry around between midfield and attack. 2017 March 14, Stuart James, “Leicester stun Sevilla to reach last eight after Kasper Schmeichel save”, in the Guardian:
    • Then the piglet tore loose from the creepers and scurried into the undergrowth. 1964, William Golding, Lord of the Flies:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
scurries Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
skurry alternative, dated lexicographic
scurried Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
scurried Tense=Past lexicographic
scurrying Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

scurrisome · ascurry · scurry away

Synonyms

scamper (run with quick light steps)

Translations (49)

it svignarsela (to run away with quick light steps) · hu oson (to run away with quick light steps) · sh trčkarati (to run away with quick light steps) · hu szalad (to run away with quick light steps) · ru нести́сь (to run away with quick light steps) · ru мча́ться (to run away with quick light steps) · fi vipeltää (to run away with quick light steps) · tr koşturmak (to run away with quick light steps) · hu rohan (to run away with quick light steps) · it fuggire (to run away with quick light steps) · sv kila (to run away with quick light steps) · nl hollen (to run away with quick light steps) · hu inal (to run away with quick light steps) · tr hızla kaçmak (to run away with quick light steps) · hu iszkol (to run away with quick light steps) · fr détaler (to run away with quick light steps) · uk метушитися (to run away with quick light steps) · mi tuoma (to run away with quick light steps) · nl snellen (to run away with quick light steps) · ga sciurd (to run away with quick light steps) · cs utíkat (to run away with quick light steps) · de hasten (to run away with quick light steps) · tr acele etmek (to run away with quick light steps) · ga scinn (to run away with quick light steps) · hu iramodik (to run away with quick light steps) · uk поспішати (to run away with quick light steps) · it scappare (to run away with quick light steps) · fi kipittää (to run away with quick light steps) · pl mknąć (to run away with quick light steps) · pl pędzić (to run away with quick light steps) · es corretear (to run away with quick light steps) · tr seğirtmek (to run away with quick light steps) · mi karapetapeta (to run away with quick light steps) · gl fuxir (to run away with quick light steps) · uk мчатися (to run away with quick light steps) · mk при́пка (to run away with quick light steps) · eo krabli (to run away with quick light steps) · bg тичам (to run away with quick light steps) · pl popędzić (to run away with quick light steps) · bg припкам (to run away with quick light steps) · cs cupitat (to run away with quick light steps) · hu surran (to run away with quick light steps) · mk тр́чка (to run away with quick light steps) · de vorbeihuschen (to run away with quick light steps) · tr koşmak (to run away with quick light steps) · hu siet (to run away with quick light steps) · fr se sauver (to run away with quick light steps) · de huschen (to run away with quick light steps) · pl pomknąć (to run away with quick light steps)