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How to pronounce scurry in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms scamper, scuttle, skitter
Type of run
Has types crab
Type Words
Synonyms scamper, scramble
Type of haste, hurry, rush, rushing

Examples of scurry

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The soldiers scurry into a dry creek bed where they huddle as the whiz overhead.
From the abcnews.go.com
That'll give any wildlife a chance to scurry off so there isn't a confrontation.
From the tennessean.com
Prince Ranariddh then decided this was an excellent time to scurry off to Paris.
From the economist.com
Money managers often scurry to make their year-end results as shiny as possible.
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Now that she's said no, I'm sure they'll scurry around looking for someone else.
From the bostonherald.com
If you saw it scurry through a field, you would barely give it a second glance.
From the newscientist.com
The only time lizards are not so fun for me is when they scurry into the house.
From the ocregister.com
Squirrels scurry around on branches much like students run from class to class.
From the learning.blogs.nytimes.com
Now freezing weather is an excuse to scurry back inside and make hot, mulled wine.
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More examples
  • Scamper: rushing about hastily in an undignified way
  • To move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"
  • To run away with quick light steps, to scamper