Scurry synonyms
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To run or go quickly and lightly:
To be a prostitute, to exchange use of one's body for sexual purposes for money.
To cause or design (a machine, etc.) to operate at a certain speed or speeds
stroll (antonym)
To go from place to place; wander
dawdle (antonym)
To dawdle is defined as to waste time or to move excessively slowly.
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(Intransitive) Of a motor, to run rapidly when not engaged to a transmission.
To perform with great haste:
The number that is raised to various powers to generate the principal counting units of a number system. The base of the decimal system, for example, is 10.
To move suddenly and fast
To throw in or on in a rapid, careless manner; to mix, reduce, or adulterate, by throwing in something of an inferior quality; to overspread partially; to bespatter; to touch here and there.
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To leave hastily; flee.
To move or cause to move with quick light sweeping motions:
amble (antonym)
Amble means to walk slowly.
move (related)
To change posture or position; stir:
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A hard, hurried climb or advance, as over rough, difficult ground
To move rapidly along a surface, usually with frequent light contacts or changes of direction; skip or glide quickly:
To run or move quickly; scurry, esp. away from danger, trouble, etc.
saunter (related)
slink (related)
flit (related)
wander (related)
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clamber (related)
stagger (related)
waddle (related)
hasten (related)
To cause to be or come faster; speed up; accelerate
To move or cause to move energetically and busily.
1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.ii:
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To torment or worry; harass
To have as a purpose or an intention; intend:
To go or move quickly; hurry (off); dart
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Find another word for scurry. In this page you can discover 41 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for scurry, like: scamper, hustle, speed, sprint, stroll, walk, dawdle, race, rush, base and dart.