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Meaning of SCURRY

Pronunciation:  'skuree

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  rushing about hastily in an undignified way
  2. [v]  to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground."
 
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 Synonyms: scamper, scamper, scramble, scuttle, skitter
 
 See Also: haste, hurry, run, rush, rushing

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Scur"ry\, v. i. [Cf. {Scur}, {Skirr}.]
    To hasten away or along; to move rapidly; to hurry; as, the
    rabbit scurried away.
    
  2. \Scur"ry\, n.
    Act of scurring; hurried movement.
    
 
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