ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsSscurry
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scurry
Meaning: to move quickly with short, hurried steps
scurry in a sentence
How scurry is used in real sentences:
The chipmunks scurried beneath the porch when rain began to fall.
Students scurried to gather their papers before the fan blew them away.
“When Maya approached, small crabs would scurry into holes, and their dotted trails vanished.”
— from the passage The Returning Shore
Synonyms for scurry
Other words for scurry — scamper, hurry and dart — carry the same meaning.
Antonyms of scurry
Words that mean the opposite of scurry:
Where it comes from
From hurry-scurry, an old phrase for confused rushing
Memory hook
SCURRY sounds like HURRY because both mean move fast.