scurry

== English == === Alternative forms === skurry (dated) === Etymology === Perhaps from hurry-skurry, a reduplication of hurry. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈskʌ.ɹi/ (US): (without the hurry–furry merger) IPA(key): /ˈskʌ.ɹi/ (hurry–furry merger) IPA(key): /ˈskɜɹ.i/ (Northern England) IPA(key): /ˈskʊ.ɹi/ Rhymes: -ʌɹi Hyphenation: scur‧ry === Verb === scurry (third-person singular simple present scurries, present participle scurrying, simple past and past participle scurried) To run with quick light steps, to scamper. ==== Synonyms ==== (run with quick light steps): scamper ==== Derived terms ==== ascurry scurry away ==== Translations ==== === Noun === scurry (plural scurries) A dash. Bustle.