English Explanatory Dictionary

scurry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To run with quick light steps, to scamper.
noun
  1. A dash.
  2. Bustle.
name
  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A town in Kaufman County, Texas, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈskʌ.ɹi/ /ˈskɜɹ.i/ En-us-scurry.ogg /ˈskʊ.ɹi/

Word forms

scurry scurries scurrying scurried skurry Scurrys

Etymology

Perhaps from hurry-skurry, a reduplication of hurry.

Synonyms

scamper

Derived words

ascurry scurry away Scurry County
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