scurry
🇺🇸
/ˈskɜːri/
🇬🇧
/ˈskʌri/
verb
R
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.
noun
R
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.
translation
to move quickly with short steps, often because you are in a hurry or frightened
a quick, hurried movement, especially when you are frightened or trying to avoid being seen
Word Forms
Past
scurried
3rd Present
scurries
Progressive
scurrying
Perfect
scurried
Plural
scurries