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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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Other local residents scurried to take cover in basements.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 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

Only Forrest and Gustav were home at the time, and they scurried through the house to grab what they could.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

The last old woman, returning from the outhouse, scurried as fast as she could from the woods.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman