I. ˈskər.]ē, ˈskə.r], ]i\ verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
Etymology: short for hurry-scurry
intransitive verb
1. : to move in or as if in a brisk rapidly alternating step
scurry for miles through inky tunnels — Claudia Cassidy
scurried to a rock for shelter — Audrey Barker
2. : to circulate in an agitated, confused, or fluttering manner
scurrying snow whirls — F.V.W.Mason
a great deal of scurrying around, grabbing for slippers or bumping into each other — Gilbert Millstein
transitive verb
: to cause to scurry
such a thought might scurry any recalcitrant patient into paying the fee due — W.T.Corlett
gusty winds scurried the crisped and fallen leaves — H.B.Alexander
II. noun
( -es )
1. : the act or an instance of scurrying : a hurried or confused movement
the scurry of men mounting in haste — Blackwood's
a little scurry now and then when one cow bumped another — Nancy Hale
2. : a short run or race
3. : a jumping race in equitation over a series of obstacles with a penalty of one second for each fault
4. : flurry
huge snow scurries — Robert Payne