noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The motion of something that scurries.

   "Archivists and librarians are the unsung worker ants whose scurryings make books such as this one possible."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of scurry form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   moving with great haste wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

fasthurrying

Example

More examples

"Tom is always scurrying around the classroom during class."

Etymology

From scurry + -ing.

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