scurry
🇺🇸
/ˈskɜːri/
🇬🇧
/ˈskʌri/
to move quickly with short steps, often because you are in a hurry or frightened
The mice scurried across the floor when they heard the cat.
ネズミが猫の声を聞いて床を急いで駆け抜けた。
a quick, hurried movement, especially when you are frightened or trying to avoid being seen
The scurry of tiny feet in the bushes made her jump.
茂みの小さな足音が彼女を飛び上がらせるほどだった。