Definitions

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  • verb Present participle of scurry.

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  • adjective moving with great haste

Etymologies

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scurry +‎ -ing

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Examples

  • There was a scurrying from the top deck and Phrynus saw a messenger leap off the side, white toga flying, a parchment held high before him.

    The One Handed Rower of Myonnesus « A Fly in Amber 2009

  • Fish was up 3-0 in the first set when heavy rain sent more than 9,000 fans scurrying from the Family Circle Tennis Center.

    USATODAY.com - U.S. finishes off Belarus to reach Davis Cup final 2004

  • Furlong began to feel very uncomfortable; the conversation ended; down came the servant, to whom Furlong was about to address himself, when the man said, "He would be with him in a minit," and vanished; a sort of reconnoitering party, one by one, then passed through the hall, eyeing the stranger very suspiciously, any of them to whom Furlong ventured a word scurrying off in double-quick time.

    Handy Andy, Volume One A Tale of Irish Life, in Two Volumes Samuel Lover 1832

  • A few minutes later, Sandro came scurrying from the alley, and placed his blood soaked muzzle in Bodhan’s lap, his bright phosphorescent eyes projecting sheer joy as his striped prehensile tail coiled and uncoiled rapidly.

    365 tomorrows » Patricia Stewart : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010

  • A few minutes later, Sandro came scurrying from the alley, and placed his blood soaked muzzle in Bodhan’s lap, his bright phosphorescent eyes projecting sheer joy as his striped prehensile tail coiled and uncoiled rapidly.

    365 tomorrows » 2010 » June : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010

  • It was literally one of those things where you turn on the light and you see the cockroaches scurrying, which is like a movie, really.

    From the Gridiron to the Battle Field Alexandra Cheney 2011

  • He could not get out of the barn; and the idea of scurrying blindly hither and thither in the dark, within the captivity of the four walls, with this phantom gliding after him, and visiting him with that soft hideous touch upon cheek or shoulder at every turn, was intolerable.

    The Prince and the Pauper; a tale for young people of all ages 1882

  • He could not get out of the barn; and the idea of scurrying blindly hither and thither in the dark, within the captivity of the four walls, with this phantom gliding after him, and visiting him with that soft hideous touch upon cheek or shoulder at every turn, was intolerable.

    The Prince and the Pauper Mark Twain 1872

  • A confident man will never be described as "scurrying," "creeping" or "sneaking," so pay attention to the way you walk.

    FOXNews.com 2011

  • A confident man will never be described as "scurrying," "creeping" or "sneaking," so pay attention to the way you walk.

    FOXNews.com foxnewsonline@foxnews.com 2011

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