scurry

scur·ry

 (skûr′ē, skŭr′ē)

intr.v. scur·ried, scur·ry·ing, scur·ries

1. To go with light running steps; scamper.

2. To flurry or swirl about.

n. pl. scur·ries

1. The act of scurrying.

2. The noise produced by scurrying.

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[Probably short for hurry-scurry.]

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scurry

(ˈskʌrɪ)

vb, -ries, -rying or -ried

1. to move about or proceed hurriedly

2. (intr) to whirl about

n, pl -ries

3. the act or sound of scurrying

4. a brisk light whirling movement, as of snow

5. (Horse Racing) horse racing a short race or sprint

[C19: probably shortened from hurry-scurry]

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scur•ry

(ˈskɜr i, ˈskʌr i)

v. -ried, -ry•ing, v.i.

1. to move in haste.

n.

2. a scurrying rush.

[1800–10; extracted from hurry -scurry]

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scurry

Past participle: scurried
Gerund: scurrying

Imperative

scurry

scurry

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	scurry - rushing about hastily in an undignified way scamper, scramble rush, rushing, haste, hurry - the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"
Verb	1.	scurry - to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground" scamper, scuttle, skitter crab - scurry sideways like a crab run - move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store"

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scurry

verb

1. hurry, race, dash, fly, sprint, dart, whisk, skim, beetle, scud, scuttle, scoot, scamper The attack began, sending residents scurrying for cover.
hurry wander, stroll, amble, saunter, toddle, mooch (slang), mosey (informal)

noun

1. flurry, race, bustle, whirl, scampering a mad scurry for a suitable venue

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scurry

verb

To move swiftly on foot so that both feet leave the ground during each stride:

run, scamper, sprint.

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Translations

إنْطِلاق، إسْراعيُنْطَلِقُ مُسْرِعاً

capkáníklusatklusot

hurtigt løbpile

Hastenwuseln

galopadeprécipiter

òeytingur, òysskjótast, òjóta

correre

lėkimasrūktiskuosti

kņadarosībaskrietsteigatipināt

raskt løpvimsevimsing

cupot

koşuşturmatelâşla koşmak

急促奔跑声急匆匆地跑

scurry

[ˈskʌrɪ] VI (= run) → ir corriendo; (= hurry) → apresurarse, apurarse (LAm)
to scurry along → ir corriendo
to scurry for shelter → correr para ponerse al abrigo
to scurry away or off → escabullirse

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scurry

[ˈskʌri] vi → détaler
to scurry for cover → courir se mettre à l'abri

scurry off

vi → détaler, se sauver

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

scurry

n (= hurry) → Hasten nt; (= sound) → Trippeln nt; there was a scurry to leave the room → alle hatten es eilig, das Zimmer zu verlassen

vi (person) → hasten; (with small steps) → eilig trippeln; (animals) → huschen; to scurry along → entlanghasten/-trippeln/-huschen; they all scurried out of the classroom → sie hatten es alle eilig, aus dem Klassenzimmer zu kommen; to scurry for shelter → sich (dat) → eilig einen Unterschlupf suchen; she scurried through her work → hastig erledigte sie ihre Arbeit

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scurry

[ˈskʌrɪ] vi to scurry along/away → procedere/andarsene a tutta velocità

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

scurry

(ˈskari) , ((American) ˈskə:ri) verb

(usually with away, ~off etc) to run with short, quick steps. It began to rain and we scurried home. trippel يُنْطَلِقُ مُسْرِعاً припкам correr klusat hasten pile τρέχω με βιαστικά βηματάκια ir corriendo, apresurarse, apurarse lippama با گامهاي كوتاه دويدن vilistää se précipiter לַרוּץ בִּצעדים קְטָנִים दौड़ जाना trčkarati, tapati rohan berlari-lari skjótast, þjóta affrettarsi ちょこちょく走る (종종걸음으로) 급히가다 skuosti, rūkti, lėkti skriet; tipināt bergegas lari haastig rennen pile, vimse truchtać په سپكو ګامو ځغستل، منډې وهل، تر پكى وهل correr a se grăbi броситься, поспешить (rýchlo) cupkať drveti odjuriti kila, rusa วิ่งอย่างรวดเร็ว telâşla koşmak 急促奔跑 швидко бігти; дременути تیز تیز قدموں سے بھاگنا chạy nhốn nháo 急匆匆地跑

noun

an act or a noise of hurrying. a scurry of feet. trippel إنْطِلاق، إسْراع препускане correria capkání, klusot das Hasten hurtigt løb τρεχάλαcorreteo, movimiento, ruido müdin صداي گامهاي سريع و تند kipitys galopade רִיצָה בִּצעדים קְטָנִים मसूड़ों से रक्त बहने की बीमारी žurba, jurnjava rohanás langkah cepat þeytingur, þys (corsa veloce) 小走り 잰걸음 lėkimas rosība; steiga; kņada bunyi sesuatu atau seseorang bergegas lari gedraafvimsing, raskt løp bieg truchtem په سپكو ګامو ځغستل correria grabă суета; топот cupkanie, cupot drvenje jurnjava skyndande, ilande การวิ่งอย่างรวดเร็ว koşuşturma 急促奔跑(聲) біганина; метушня بھگدڑ کی آواز tiếng chạy nhốn nháo 急促奔跑声

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