scurry C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled skurried and skurrying US /ˈskɝi/ UK /ˈskʌri/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to move hurriedly with quick short steps Mice scurry into the walls at the first flick of the light. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to move hurriedly with... scamperscuttledashhurryscramblehastendart ↔ Opposites amblesaunterdawdlestroll Word family Derived forms scurrying Related forms hurry-scurry Etymology AI details Mid-19th century, a shortening of 'hurry-scurry', a reduplication of 'hurry'. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # scurry **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈskɝi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈskʌri/ ## Meanings 1. to move hurriedly with quick short steps ## Examples - Mice scurry into the walls at the first flick of the light. ## Synonyms - scamper - scuttle - dash - hurry - scramble - hasten - dart ## Antonyms - amble - saunter - dawdle - stroll ## Derived Forms - scurrying ## Related Forms - hurry-scurry ## Etymology Mid-19th century, a shortening of 'hurry-scurry', a reduplication of 'hurry'. ## AI Etymology Scurry is from mid-19th century, a shortening of 'hurry-scurry', a reduplication of 'hurry'. Older glosses in the chain include "hurry-scurry" and "hurry", which help explain the semantic range of the modern word. In current English it functions as a verb and noun, with the sense "to move hurriedly with quick short steps". English derivatives include scurrying; related forms include hurry-scurry. The result is an English verb and noun whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown