Scurry — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

rushing about hastily in an undignified way

to move about or proceed hurriedly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skˈɜːɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/skˈʌɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skˈʌɹi/

2 syllables Say it as /skˈɜːɹi/.

Examples

so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

scamper scramble scuttle skitter

Parts of Speech

noun	rushing about hastily in an undignified way
verb	to move about or proceed hurriedly “so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground”

Word Forms

scamper	verb	to move about or proceed hurriedly
scramble	verb	to move hurriedly
scurry	verb	to move about or proceed hurriedly
scurry	noun	rushing about hastily in an undignified way
scamper	noun	rushing about hastily in an undignified way

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

huschen

hastig und würdelos umherrennen

🇫🇷French

se précipiter

se précipiter de manière indigne

🇪🇸Spanish

correr

corriendo apresuradamente de una manera indigna

🇮🇹Italian

correre

correre qua e là frettolosamente in modo poco dignitoso

🇳🇱Dutch

haasten

op een onwaardige manier haastig rondrennen

🇵🇹Portuguese

correr

correndo apressadamente de maneira indigna

🇷🇺Russian

суетиться

носиться торопливо и недостойно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बौछाड़

अशोभनीय तरीके से जल्दबाजी में इधर-उधर भागना

🇮🇳Tamil

சுறுசுறுப்பு

கண்ணியமற்ற வழியில் அவசரமாக ஓடுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉరుకు

గౌరవం లేని మార్గంలో హడావిడిగా దూసుకుపోతున్నారు

🇮🇳Marathi

घाईघाईने

घाईघाईने अपमानित मार्गाने धावणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખંજવાળ

અપ્રમાણિક રીતે ઉતાવળે દોડી જવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಓಡಿಸು

ಅವಮಾನಕರವಲ್ಲದ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಆತುರದಿಂದ ಹೊರದಬ್ಬುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുതിച്ചുകയറുക

മാന്യമല്ലാത്ത രീതിയിൽ തിടുക്കത്തിൽ ഓടുന്നു

🇵🇰Urdu

چھیڑ چھاڑ

غیرمعمولی طریقے سے عجلت میں بھاگنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

疾走

匆匆忙忙，有失尊严

🇯🇵Japanese

急いで

威厳のないやり方で急いで走り回る

🇰🇷Korean

소나기

무례하게 서둘러 달려가는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hối hả

vội vã vội vã một cách không đàng hoàng

🇹🇭Thai

รีบร้อน

รีบวิ่งไปอย่างไม่สมศักดิ์ศรี

🇮🇩Indonesian

bergegas

bergegas dengan tergesa-gesa dengan cara yang tidak bermartabat

🇲🇾Malay

bergegas

tergesa-gesa dengan cara yang tidak bermaruah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هرول

الاندفاع على عجل بطريقة غير كريمة

🇮🇷Persian

دویدن

عجله در راه غیرقابل احترام

🇹🇷Turkish

koşuşturma

onursuz bir şekilde aceleyle koşturmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לָרוּץ

ממהר להסתובב בחיפזון בצורה לא מכובדת

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