Scurry Synonyms and Antonyms
skûr'ē, skŭr'ē
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Synonyms for Scurry
To run or go quickly and lightly:
To run or move quickly; scurry, esp. away from danger, trouble, etc.
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
(Intransitive) Of a motor, to run rapidly when not engaged to a transmission.
1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.ii:
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To move rapidly along a surface, usually with frequent light contacts or changes of direction; skip or glide quickly:
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:
To move or cause to move energetically and busily.
Flit is defined as to flutter or pass by rapidly.
To torment or worry; harass
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(Archaic) To hurry or hasten
To have as a purpose or an intention; intend:
To go or move quickly; hurry (off); dart
scorbutic
A hard, hurried climb or advance, as over rough, difficult ground
Antonyms for Scurry
To go from place to place; wander
To dawdle is defined as to waste time or to move excessively slowly.
Amble means to walk slowly.
Find another word for scurry. In this page you can discover 41 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for scurry, like: scamper, stroll, scuttle, hustle, walk, speed, sprint, dawdle, race, disease and skitter.
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