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Added 9 October 2026

scurry

/ˈskʌ.ɹi/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about scurry at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Rushing about hastily in an undignified way.

verb

To move about or proceed hurriedly.
so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground

Origin

Perhaps from hurry-skurry, a reduplication of hurry.

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