Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun scurry

1 sense of scurry

Sense 1
scamper, scramble, scurry -- (rushing about hastily in an undignified way)
       => haste, hurry, rush, rushing -- (the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb scurry

1 sense of scurry

Sense 1
scurry, scamper, skitter, scuttle -- (to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground")
       => run -- (move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store")