scurried

VERB

move along swiftly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bustle dart dash hurry rip scamper scoot scuttle sprint whisk zip

STRONG

barrel dust fly hasten race run rush scud shoot skim tear whirl

WEAK

hop along scutter step along

Antonyms

STRONGEST

slow

STRONG

walk

WEAK

dawdle loaf

Example Sentences

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He scurried around the Utilita Bowl to find a charger and finished the call with the wire plugged into his car.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

With Game 3 of the World Series underway at Dodger Stadium last October, a few folks scurried across a pedestrian bridge with LED lights and blue glow sticks.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Greenlandic staff scurried briskly into the building, looking ashamed to be working for America.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

Trilobites scurried across the seafloor among dense clusters of shelled mollusks.

From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026

Then I scurried back to the living room.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney