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 Definitions of scurry  [ˈskɜr i, ˈskʌr i]  

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Definition of 'scurry' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.i.) scurry
to move in haste.

2. (n.) scurry
a scurrying rush.

Etymology:  (1800–10; extracted from hurry -scurry)

Definition of 'scurry' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) scamper, scramble, scurry
rushing about hastily in an undignified way

2. (verb) scurry, scamper, skitter, scuttle
to move about or proceed hurriedly
"so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"


Definition of 'scurry' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) scurry
to hurry with small quick movements
little crabs scurrying across the rocks


Definition of 'scurry' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) scurry
act of scurring; hurried movement

2. (verb) scurry
to hasten away or along; to move rapidly; to hurry; as, the rabbit scurried away


Translation of 'scurry' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (usually withaway, ~offetc) to run with short, quick steps
It began to rain and we scurried home.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: trippel Arabic flag Arabic: يُنْطَلِقُ مُسْرِعاً Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: припкам
Brazilian flag Brazilian: correr Czech flag Czech: klusat German flag German: hasten
Danish flag Danish: pile Greek flag Greek: τρέχω με βιαστικά βηματάκ Spanish flag Spanish: ir corriendo, apresurarse
Estonian flag Estonian: lippama Farsi flag Farsi: با گامهاي كوتاه دويدن Finnish flag Finnish: vilistää
French flag French: se précipiter Hebrew flag Hebrew: לַרוּץ בִּצעדים קְטָנִים Hindi flag Hindi: दौड़ जाना
Croatian flag Croatian: trčkarati, tapati Hungarian flag Hungarian: rohan Indonesian flag Indonesian: berlari-lari
Icelandic flag Icelandic: skjótast, þjóta Italian flag Italian: affrettarsi Japanese flag Japanese: ちょこちょく走る
Korean flag Korean: (종종걸음으로) 급히가다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: skuosti, rūkti, lėkti Latvian flag Latvian: skriet; tipināt
Malay flag Malay: bergegas lari Dutch flag Dutch: haastig rennen Norwegian flag Norwegian: pile (av gårde), vimse
Polish flag Polish: truchtać Persian flag Persian: با گامهاي كوتاه دويدن Pashto flag Pashto: په سپكو ګامو ځغستل، منډې
Portuguese flag Portuguese: correr Romanian flag Romanian: a se grăbi Russian flag Russian: броситься, поспешить
Slovak flag Slovak: (rýchlo) cupkať Slovenian flag Slovenian: drveti Serbian flag Serbian: odjuriti
Swedish flag Swedish: kila, rusa Thai flag Thai: วิ่งอย่างรวดเร็ว Turkish flag Turkish: telâşla koşmak
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 急促奔跑 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: швидко бігти; дременути Urdu flag Urdu: تیز تیز قدموں سے بھاگنا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: chạy nhốn nháo Chinese flag Chinese: 急匆匆地跑

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