scurried
past simple and past participle ofscurry
scurry
verb[Iusually+ adv/prep]
uk/ˈskʌr.i/us/ˈskɝː.i/tomovequickly, withsmall,shortsteps:
Themousescurriedacrossthefloor.
Thenoiseof theexplosionsenteveryone scurrying back intotheirhomes.
Synonyms
scamper
skitter
to run
- runShe saw him running down the street.
- sprintI had to sprint to catch the bus.
- jog"What do you do to keep fit?" "I jog and go swimming."
- raceHe raced up the stairs to answer the phone.
- rushEveryone rushed to the door when the alarm went off.
- dashHe dashed out the door after the dog.
- Asmallrodentfollowed, scurrying beneath awallbefore I couldevenjumpto myfeetandscream.
- News of hisimminentarrivalsentthesupportcrewscurrying tobuypizzaand nonalcoholiccider.
- All of theplayerswho came off thefieldscurried to thewarmestplacesthey couldfind.
Moving quickly
- agility
- beetle
- bowl down/alongsomething
- careen
- career
- gallop
- gun
- leg
- outsail
- pelt
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scrabble
- scramble
- scud
- shoot
- stampede
- ton
- trot
Examplesofscurried
scurried
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Such elfin mischiefmakers should surely have lurked andscurriedabout the stage.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Hescurriedaround trying to obtain statistics from all over the place.
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Theyscurriedout to be questioned by their friends in television and the media, who they knew would give them some easy questions.
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Then, as the members of the possescurriedinto their automobiles, the car whirled and rushed away.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Other colonists feared something was awry andscurriedabout for cover.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Ranats stooped when they stood and scampered andscurriedwhen they ran.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As a result, oil companiesscurriedto secure alternative export routes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Hescurriedover the surface of the water, but found no solid place to rest.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These were generally small, somewhat rodent-like creatures, whoscurriedaround during the age of the dinosaurs.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His eyes were fixed upon the fleecy clouds whichscurriedacross the moon.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Alarmed theatergoersscurriedfor the exits.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The studentsscurriedback across the bridge and toward their clubhouse, but campus police caught two of them before they reached the safety of their clothes.
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- pilot-boat
- piloted
- pilot episode
- pilot episode
- pilot error
- pilot error
- pilot fatigue
- pilot hole
- pilot hole
- piloting
- pilot (light)
- pilot-light
- pilot phase
- pilot phase
- pilot plant
- pilot-plant
- pilot programme
- pilot project
- pilot scheme
- pilot seat
- pilot study
- pilot study
- pilot testing
- pilot whale
- pilot-whale