SCURRY

scamper, scramble, scurry

(noun) rushing about hastily in an undignified way

scurry, scamper, skitter, scuttle

(verb) to move about or proceed hurriedly; “so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

scurry (third-person singular simple present scurries, present participle scurrying, simple past and past participle scurried)

To run with quick light steps, to scamper.

Synonyms

• (run with quick light steps): scamper

• (do things quickly): hurry, zoom; see also rush

Noun

scurry (plural scurries)

A dash.

Proper noun

Scurry (countable and uncountable, plural Scurrys)

A surname.

A town in Kaufman County, Texas, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Scurry is the 13171^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2321 individuals. Scurry is most common among Black/African American (68.5%) and White (24.9%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary

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Scur"ry, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Scur, Skirr.]

Definition: To hasten away or along; to move rapidly; to hurry; as, the rabbit scurried away.

Scur"ry, n.

Definition: Act of scurring; hurried movement.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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