Definitions for scurry
ˈskɜr i, ˈskʌr iscur·ry

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. scamper, scramble, scurry(verb)

   rushing about hastily in an undignified way

2. 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"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. scurry(Verb)

   To run away with quick light steps, to scamper.

   Etymology: Perhaps from hurry-skurry, a reduplication of hurry.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Scurry(verb)

   to hasten away or along; to move rapidly; to hurry; as, the rabbit scurried away

   Etymology: [Cf. Scur, Skirr.]

2. Scurry(noun)

   act of scurring; hurried movement

   Etymology: [Cf. Scur, Skirr.]

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1. Scurry

   Scurry is a town in Kaufman County, Texas, United States. It was incorporated in 2003. A July 1, 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 719. Both Kaufman County and the town of Scurry are part of the Dallas, Texas–Fort Worth–Arlington Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Scurry

   skur′i, v.i. to hurry along: to scamper.—n. a flurry—also Skurr′y.—n. Hurr′y-scurr′y, heedless haste. [An extended form of scour.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. scurry

   Perhaps from the Anglo-Saxon scur, a heavy shower, a sudden squall. It now means a hurried movement; it is more especially applied to seals or penguins taking to the water in fright.

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1. currys

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of scurry in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of scurry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of scurry in a Sentence

1. Matt Flynn:

   A lot of these other people. They are very, very nice people, but they scurry around with all of these various identities and so on, and I think that sets me apart as well, so my own belief is that we should get rid of the caucuses in the Democratic Party and come together again.

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