Scurry
verb
To move quickly and in a hurry, often with small quick steps.
The mouse scurried away when it saw the cat.
Often appears as...
- scurry away
- scurry off
noun
A situation of hurried and frantic activity.
There was a scurry of footsteps in the hallway.
Often appears as...
- a scurry of
- in a scurry
verb
To move quickly and in a hurry, often with small quick steps.
The mouse scurried away when it saw the cat.
Often appears as...
- scurry away
- scurry off
noun
A situation of hurried and frantic activity.
There was a scurry of footsteps in the hallway.
Often appears as...
- a scurry of
- in a scurry
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Small Steps
Emphasizes tiny, rapid movements, like those of a small animal.
The children scurried to hide during the game of hide-and-seek.
Pro Tip 2/3Sudden Urgency
Indicates a spontaneous need to move quickly, often to avoid something.
She scurried to finish the task as the deadline approached.
Pro Tip 3/3Lightweight Tone
Often used in less serious contexts; may not suit grave situations.
The puppy scurried around the yard, full of energy.
Pro Tip 1/3Small Steps
Emphasizes tiny, rapid movements, like those of a small animal.
The children scurried to hide during the game of hide-and-seek.
Pro Tip 2/3Sudden Urgency
Indicates a spontaneous need to move quickly, often to avoid something.
She scurried to finish the task as the deadline approached.
Pro Tip 3/3Lightweight Tone
Often used in less serious contexts; may not suit grave situations.
The puppy scurried around the yard, full of energy.
Pro Tip 1/3Small Steps
Emphasizes tiny, rapid movements, like those of a small animal.
The children scurried to hide during the game of hide-and-seek.
Pro Tip 2/3Sudden Urgency
Indicates a spontaneous need to move quickly, often to avoid something.
She scurried to finish the task as the deadline approached.
Pro Tip 3/3Lightweight Tone
Often used in less serious contexts; may not suit grave situations.
The puppy scurried around the yard, full of energy.
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The secrets I find on...
This is us trying to make sure that we don't lose precious samples. Everyone's scurrying around, and I get terribly seasick, so it's not always a lot of fun, but overall it is. So we've got to become a really good mapper to do this. You don't see that kind of spectacular coral abundance everywhere. It is global and it is deep,
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What's hidden among the...
pulled himself up and scurried upwards. He was free climbing without ropes or a harness, one misstep meant death. But up he went, and when he reached the peak, he swayed and leapt across the gap of space onto a branch of the target tree and into a world never seen before. His buddy Marwood followed him up,
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Exploring other...
hexagons, all the way up to circles. These shapes are all scurrying around a flat world, living their flat lives. They have a single eye on the front of their faces, and let's see what the world looks like from their perspective. What they see is essentially one dimension, a line.
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Rediscovering ourselves...
guess I sniff things out of the wind and air I circle and I loop and I double-cross and the wilderness told me so is a hog in me and a fish I know I come from salt blue water gates I scurried with shoals of hearings i blue
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Safari Live - Day 230 PIPE...
scurry as it said earlier he has been involved in two fights and in first my apologies because I was hunted by gremlin salya and you lost me at one point I truly apologize and it's all about technology and what's happening
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Magic Without Lies PIPE...
say, octagons. But all are completely flat. They scurry about on foot or in little vehicles, in and out of their flat buildings, busy with their flat lives. Everyone on this world has width and length
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Catching a Drug Smuggler...
gun stuck at my waist bringing bomb a bomb above it and all the soldiers put their rifles down and people started scurrying around and I'm just frozen there my whole life was hanging right in that
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Deserts 101 PIPE National...
or so it may seem. Creatures peek out of burrows, scurry across the sand, and soar through the sky, revealing a landscape not as lifeless as it might first appear.
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World's Largest Rodent PIPE...
a glimpse of a rare cat like this Jaguar but out in the open plains or jános you're more likely to see the planets biggest rodent the capybara scurrying
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ONE HOUR of Amazing...
scurrying to safety danger over and now he has their trust
Video examples
The secrets I find on...
This is us trying to make sure that we don't lose precious samples. Everyone's scurrying around, and I get terribly seasick, so it's not always a lot of fun, but overall it is. So we've got to become a really good mapper to do this. You don't see that kind of spectacular coral abundance everywhere. It is global and it is deep,
Video examples
What's hidden among the...
pulled himself up and scurried upwards. He was free climbing without ropes or a harness, one misstep meant death. But up he went, and when he reached the peak, he swayed and leapt across the gap of space onto a branch of the target tree and into a world never seen before. His buddy Marwood followed him up,
Video examples
Exploring other...
hexagons, all the way up to circles. These shapes are all scurrying around a flat world, living their flat lives. They have a single eye on the front of their faces, and let's see what the world looks like from their perspective. What they see is essentially one dimension, a line.
Video examples
Rediscovering ourselves...
guess I sniff things out of the wind and air I circle and I loop and I double-cross and the wilderness told me so is a hog in me and a fish I know I come from salt blue water gates I scurried with shoals of hearings i blue
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 230 PIPE...
scurry as it said earlier he has been involved in two fights and in first my apologies because I was hunted by gremlin salya and you lost me at one point I truly apologize and it's all about technology and what's happening
Video examples
Magic Without Lies PIPE...
say, octagons. But all are completely flat. They scurry about on foot or in little vehicles, in and out of their flat buildings, busy with their flat lives. Everyone on this world has width and length
Video examples
Catching a Drug Smuggler...
gun stuck at my waist bringing bomb a bomb above it and all the soldiers put their rifles down and people started scurrying around and I'm just frozen there my whole life was hanging right in that
Video examples
Deserts 101 PIPE National...
or so it may seem. Creatures peek out of burrows, scurry across the sand, and soar through the sky, revealing a landscape not as lifeless as it might first appear.
Video examples
World's Largest Rodent PIPE...
a glimpse of a rare cat like this Jaguar but out in the open plains or jános you're more likely to see the planets biggest rodent the capybara scurrying
Video examples
ONE HOUR of Amazing...
scurrying to safety danger over and now he has their trust
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Quote examples
Bharati Mukherjee
Indian Writer
The picture of Mother Teresa that I remember from my childhood is of a short, sari-wearing woman scurrying down a red gravel path between manicured lawns. She would have in tow one or two slower-footed, sari-clad young Indian nuns. We thought her a freak. Probably we'd picked up on unvoiced opinions of our Loreto nuns.
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Michelle Obama
American First Lady
Women in particular need to keep an eye on their physical and mental health, because if we're scurrying to and from appointments and errands, we don't have a lot of time to take care of ourselves. We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own 'to do' list.
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Adam Conover
American Comedian
I want to do stories that are about the bits of cultural furniture that are sitting there that we're like, 'Oh yeah, that's been there for years! What could possibly be weird about it?' And then we're going to lift that piece of furniture and look at all the bugs scurry away.
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Elizabeth Gilbert
American Novelist
When I look at my life and the lives of my female friends these days - with our dizzying number of opportunities and talents - I sometimes feel as though we are all mice in a giant experimental maze, scurrying around frantically, trying to find our way through.
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Ben Zobrist
American Athlete
When the ball was hit, my first reaction as a shortstop was always go in the direction of the ball. You can't do that at first base. You go too far in that direction, and it's hard to scurry back and be ready to pick the throw.
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Thomas S. Monson
American Clergyman
Finding the real joy of Christmas comes not in the hurrying and the scurrying to get more done, nor is it found in the purchasing of gifts. We find real joy when we make the Savior the focus of the season.
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Irvine Welsh
Scottish Novelist
Words should have the power to inform and to move, not the power to send people scurrying away. But if you attach that much emotional energy to a word, it gives people the power to hurt each other.
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Beth Orton
English Musician
We're all like little ants who scurry around with the materials that are at hand right now. Each generation finds new materials. Its just evolution, isn't it?
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Jessie Buckley
Irish Musician
Sure, nobody ever recognises me. I'm always scurrying around London under a hat and looking like a homeless person.
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Olesya Rulin
Russian Actress
I'm a little untidy, and my favorite color is gray, and I'm always scurrying around in a panic.
Quote examples
Bharati Mukherjee
Indian Writer
The picture of Mother Teresa that I remember from my childhood is of a short, sari-wearing woman scurrying down a red gravel path between manicured lawns. She would have in tow one or two slower-footed, sari-clad young Indian nuns. We thought her a freak. Probably we'd picked up on unvoiced opinions of our Loreto nuns.
Quote examples
Michelle Obama
American First Lady
Women in particular need to keep an eye on their physical and mental health, because if we're scurrying to and from appointments and errands, we don't have a lot of time to take care of ourselves. We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own 'to do' list.
Quote examples
Adam Conover
American Comedian
I want to do stories that are about the bits of cultural furniture that are sitting there that we're like, 'Oh yeah, that's been there for years! What could possibly be weird about it?' And then we're going to lift that piece of furniture and look at all the bugs scurry away.
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Elizabeth Gilbert
American Novelist
When I look at my life and the lives of my female friends these days - with our dizzying number of opportunities and talents - I sometimes feel as though we are all mice in a giant experimental maze, scurrying around frantically, trying to find our way through.
Quote examples
Ben Zobrist
American Athlete
When the ball was hit, my first reaction as a shortstop was always go in the direction of the ball. You can't do that at first base. You go too far in that direction, and it's hard to scurry back and be ready to pick the throw.
Quote examples
Thomas S. Monson
American Clergyman
Finding the real joy of Christmas comes not in the hurrying and the scurrying to get more done, nor is it found in the purchasing of gifts. We find real joy when we make the Savior the focus of the season.
Quote examples
Irvine Welsh
Scottish Novelist
Words should have the power to inform and to move, not the power to send people scurrying away. But if you attach that much emotional energy to a word, it gives people the power to hurt each other.
Quote examples
Beth Orton
English Musician
We're all like little ants who scurry around with the materials that are at hand right now. Each generation finds new materials. Its just evolution, isn't it?
Quote examples
Jessie Buckley
Irish Musician
Sure, nobody ever recognises me. I'm always scurrying around London under a hat and looking like a homeless person.
Quote examples
Olesya Rulin
Russian Actress
I'm a little untidy, and my favorite color is gray, and I'm always scurrying around in a panic.
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