v. & n.
v.intr. (-ies, -ied) run or move hurriedly, esp. with short quick steps; scamper.
n. (pl. -ies) 1 the act or sound of scurrying. 2 bustle, haste. 3 a flurry of rain or snow.
[ abbr. of hurry-scurry redupl. of HURRY ]
v. & n.
v.intr. (-ies, -ied) run or move hurriedly, esp. with short quick steps; scamper.
n. (pl. -ies) 1 the act or sound of scurrying. 2 bustle, haste. 3 a flurry of rain or snow.
[ abbr. of hurry-scurry redupl. of HURRY ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012