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scurry

noun verb

rushing about hastily in an undignified way

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Word length
6
Starts with
S
Ends with
Y
Contains
CU
Scrabble score
11

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Pronunciation

ˈskʌɹ.i

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noun

  1. rushing about hastily in an undignified way

verb

  1. 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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so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground

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