scurry

Everyday

1. To run or move quickly with short, fast steps, like a mouse. tree →
2. To hurry because you are in a rush or afraid. tree →
3. (noun) A hurried movement or the sound of it. tree →

In the lessons

In stories and nature lessons, mice, crabs, beetles and squirrels scurry. People scurry to get out of the rain. In writing, "scurry" is a vivid verb to use instead of "run". Phrases: scurry away, scurry about, scurry off, a scurry of feet.

Examples

• A mouse scurried across the kitchen floor. tree →
• Crabs scurried sideways into the rocks. tree →
• We scurried inside when it began to pour. tree →
• I heard the scurry of little feet in the attic. tree →
• The squirrel scurried up the tree. tree →
• Children scurried to their seats when the teacher came in. tree →
• The least shadow, sends them scurrying in fright to a hiding place. tree →

Note

Past form: scurried (y → ied). Third person: scurries. Similar: scamper, scuttle, dash.