scurry
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scurry¹
- /ˈskʌ.ɹi/ UK
- /ˈskʌ.ɹi/ US
- /ˈskɜɹ.i/ US
- /ˈskʊ.ɹi/ Northern England
Rhymes with -ʌɹi
Where it comes from
Perhaps from hurry-skurry, a reduplication of hurry.
verb scurries · scurrying · scurried · skurry
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To run with quick light steps, to scamper.
Shakespeare has gone back to the formula of last season, by encouraging his players to press high up the pitch and restoring Shinji Okazaki to the starting XI to scurry around between midfield and attack.
Similar: scamper
noun scurries · skurry
- A dash. Found a fox in Deerstone, and after a great deal of music, and a scurry or two round the wood, went away over Whigford Down, but he was too far before them to make any more quick music […]
- Bustle. "It is very pleasant here," replied Carrados tranquilly. "Very cool and restful with this armoured steel between us and the dust and scurry of the hot July afternoon above. I propose remaining here for a few minutes longer."
Scurry²
Where it comes from
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Scoireadh (“descendant of Scoireadh”).
proper noun Scurrys
- A surname from Irish.
- A town in Kaufman County, Texas, United States.
Translations
Talk about this word "scurry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/scurry. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. scurry. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/scurry "scurry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/scurry.Cite this
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