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- pronunciation:
- skuh
ri
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
scurries, scurrying, scurried |
| definition: |
to move quickly, as in a hurry.
They scurried to clean the house before the guests arrived.We could hear the mice scurrying inside the walls.- synonyms:
- hasten, hurry, hustle, rush, scuttle
- antonyms:
- amble
- similar words:
- bustle, chase, dart, dash, flit, flutter, fly, make haste, race, run, scamper, scoot, scramble, speed, sprint, tear, zip
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| related words: |
bucket, hurry, hustle, rush, whip |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
the act or an instance of scurrying.
We watched the scurry of passengers getting on and off the trains.- synonyms:
- hustle, scuttle
- similar words:
- dart
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| related words: |
haste |
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