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Meanings of scurry in English

Catalan
escapolir-se

To move about or proceed hurriedly.

escapolir-se

Rushing about hastily in an undignified way.

Synonyms
Examples for "scramble"
Examples for "scramble"
1
They are all in the scramble from the lowest to the highest.
The Arrow of Gold: A Story Between Two Notes
2
There was a general rush and scramble; men swore and women shrieked.
The Downfall
3
Once scramble begins to look solid, after about 1 minute, add tomatoes.
Hungry girl: 200 under 200: 200 recipes under 200 calories
4
There's a franatic scramble in the Liverpool penalty area and Hyypia clears.
The Guardian
5
In response, card issuers scramble to figure out which charges are legitimate.
Reuters
1
They began an upward scamper which they would never have believed possible.
The Magicians of Caprona
2
Off they scamper for a peep through the windows of the house.
A Christmas Garland
3
But there is this difference-thatover the Benares roofs the monkeys scamper.
Roving East and Roving West
4
In a wild scamper we were off, leaping logs and dodging trees.
Tenting To-night / A Chronicle of Sport and Adventure in Glacier...
5
The Vikings answered with a touchdown set up by Cook's 70-yard scamper.
Reuters
Usage of scurry in English
1
There was a wild scurry of wings; then the other bird dropt.
The Forest Lovers
2
And people scurry about losing themselves in cogs and springs and levers.
A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago
3
The machine strikes little drifts, and they scurry away in a cloud.
McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader
4
He left the woodchucks to scurry about the pasture as they pleased.
The Tale of Snowball Lamb
5
We saddled the donkey, and my mother went hurry-scurry to the château.
The House of the Combrays
6
The rest are left to scurry about in search of the crumbs.
The Irish Times
7
The cast scurry all over the place and shots are fired aimlessly.
Reuters
8
The new captives scurry away from the monsters and into the container.
World After
9
Swallowing, I flicked the insects, watched them right themselves and scurry away.
Grave Secrets
10
Dust lay thick over everything, and they heard the scurry of rats.
Huntingtower
11
Shortly afterwards Fairfield heard a taxicab scurry away down the sodden street.
The Grell Mystery
12
I scurry out, clutching my headdress, and find Isabel in our bedroom.
The Kingmaker’s Daughter
13
They hold on to something, get frightened, and scurry back to tradition.
A Son of the Hills
14
There was a quick scurry inside, as of fast-moving feet, then silence.
The Master Mystery
15
All he did was scurry around making excuses and covering things up.
The Heiresses
16
There was a terrified scurry of slaves from under his horses' feet.
Nicanor - Teller of Tales : A Story of Roman Britain
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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