scurry

UK: /ˈskʌri/ US: /ˈskɜri, ˈskʌri/ ,(skûr′ē, skur′ē)

Inflections of 'scurry' (n): npl: scurries

Inflections of 'scurry' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

scurries

v 3rd person singular

scurrying

v pres p

scurried

v past

scurried

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

scur•ry /ˈskɜri, ˈskʌri/   v., -ried, -ry•ing, n., pl. -ries. 
v. [no object]

1. to move in a great hurry:
   scurried around trying to get everything ready for the wedding.

n. [countable]

2. a scurrying rush.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

scur•ry  (skûr′ē, skur′ē), v., -ried, -ry•ing, n., pl. -ries. 
v.i. 

1. to go or move quickly or in haste.

v.t. 

2. to send hurrying along.

n. 

3. a scurrying rush:
   the scurry of little feet on the stairs.
4. a short run or race.

• extracted from hurry-scurry 1800–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

scurry / ˈskʌrɪ/ verb ( -ries, -rying, -ried)

1. to move about or proceed hurriedly
2. (intransitive) to whirl about

noun ( -ries)

1. the act or sound of scurrying
2. a brisk light whirling movement, as of snow

Etymology: 19th Century: probably shortened from hurry-scurry