hur·ry-scur·ry
also hur·ry-skur·ry (hûr′ē-skûr′ē, hŭr′ē-skŭr′ē)intr.v. hur·ry-scur·ried,
hur·ry-scur·ry·ing,
hur·ry-scur·ries also
hur·ry-skur·ried or
hur·ry-skur·ry·ing or
hur·ry-skur·ries To move or act with undue hurry and confusion.
n. pl. hur·ry-scur·ries also
hur·ry-skur·ries Confused haste; agitation.
[Reduplication of
hurry.]
hur′ry-scur′ry adj.
hurry-scurry
vb (
intr)
to rush about in confusion
[C18: reduplication of hurry; compare helter-skelter]
hur•ry-scur•ry
or hur•ry-skur•ry
(ˈhɜr iˈskɜr i, ˈhʌr iˈskʌr i)
n. 1. headlong, disorderly haste.
adv. 2. with hurrying and scurrying.
3. confusedly.
adj. 4. characterized by haste.
[1725–35]
hurry-scurry
Past participle: hurry-scurried
Gerund: hurry-scurrying
Imperative |
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hurry-scurry |
hurry-scurry |
Present |
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I hurry-scurry |
you hurry-scurry |
he/she/it hurry-scurries |
we hurry-scurry |
you hurry-scurry |
they hurry-scurry |
Preterite |
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I hurry-scurried |
you hurry-scurried |
he/she/it hurry-scurried |
we hurry-scurried |
you hurry-scurried |
they hurry-scurried |
Present Continuous |
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I am hurry-scurrying |
you are hurry-scurrying |
he/she/it is hurry-scurrying |
we are hurry-scurrying |
you are hurry-scurrying |
they are hurry-scurrying |
Present Perfect |
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I have hurry-scurried |
you have hurry-scurried |
he/she/it has hurry-scurried |
we have hurry-scurried |
you have hurry-scurried |
they have hurry-scurried |
Past Continuous |
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I was hurry-scurrying |
you were hurry-scurrying |
he/she/it was hurry-scurrying |
we were hurry-scurrying |
you were hurry-scurrying |
they were hurry-scurrying |
Past Perfect |
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I had hurry-scurried |
you had hurry-scurried |
he/she/it had hurry-scurried |
we had hurry-scurried |
you had hurry-scurried |
they had hurry-scurried |
Future |
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I will hurry-scurry |
you will hurry-scurry |
he/she/it will hurry-scurry |
we will hurry-scurry |
you will hurry-scurry |
they will hurry-scurry |
Future Perfect |
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I will have hurry-scurried |
you will have hurry-scurried |
he/she/it will have hurry-scurried |
we will have hurry-scurried |
you will have hurry-scurried |
they will have hurry-scurried |
Future Continuous |
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I will be hurry-scurrying |
you will be hurry-scurrying |
he/she/it will be hurry-scurrying |
we will be hurry-scurrying |
you will be hurry-scurrying |
they will be hurry-scurrying |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been hurry-scurrying |
you have been hurry-scurrying |
he/she/it has been hurry-scurrying |
we have been hurry-scurrying |
you have been hurry-scurrying |
they have been hurry-scurrying |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been hurry-scurrying |
you will have been hurry-scurrying |
he/she/it will have been hurry-scurrying |
we will have been hurry-scurrying |
you will have been hurry-scurrying |
they will have been hurry-scurrying |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been hurry-scurrying |
you had been hurry-scurrying |
he/she/it had been hurry-scurrying |
we had been hurry-scurrying |
you had been hurry-scurrying |
they had been hurry-scurrying |
Conditional |
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I would hurry-scurry |
you would hurry-scurry |
he/she/it would hurry-scurry |
we would hurry-scurry |
you would hurry-scurry |
they would hurry-scurry |
Past Conditional |
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I would have hurry-scurried |
you would have hurry-scurried |
he/she/it would have hurry-scurried |
we would have hurry-scurried |
you would have hurry-scurried |
they would have hurry-scurried |