scurry

(skûr'ē, skŭr'ē)
intr.v., -ried, -ry·ing, -ries.

1. To go with light running steps; scamper.
2. To flurry or swirl about.

n., pl., -ries.

1. The act of scurrying.
2. The noise produced by scurrying.

[Probably short for HURRY-SCURRY.]

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verb

To move swiftly on foot so that both feet leave the ground during each stride: run, scamper, sprint. See move/halt.

v

Definition: move along swiftly
Antonyms: amble, dawdle, loaf, stroll, walk

IN BRIEF: To hurry, run, often in light, short steps.

She watched the squirrel scurry from the telephone line to the roof.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - vimse, vrimle, smutte, fare, jage, pile af sted
n. - jagen, vimsen, ilsom flugt

Nederlands (Dutch)
zich reppen

Français (French)
v. intr. - se précipiter, se sauver
n. - galopade, bruit de pas rapides

Deutsch (German)
v. - huschen
n. - Hasten, Getrippel

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - τρέχω, πιλαλώ
n. - τρεχαλητό, ανεμοστρόβιλος

Italiano (Italian)
affrettarsi, andarsene in fretta a piccoli passi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - sair correndo
n. - disparada (f), queda de chuva ou neve (f)

Русский (Russian)
стремительное движение, суетливая беготня, ливень или снегопад с ветром, скачки на короткую дистанцию, поспешно двигаться, суетливо двигаться, спешить (с чем-л.), делать наспех (что-л.)

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - apresurarse, darse prisa, echar a correr, escabullirse
n. - corrida, carrera, fuga precipitada, remolino

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - kila, jaga, rusa, jäkta
n. - rusning, jäkt, kapplöpning, virvel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
急赶, 急转, 急跑

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 急趕, 急轉, 急跑
n. - 急趕, 急轉, 急跑

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 종종걸음으로 서두르다, 급히 가다, 바람에 흩날리다
n. - 급한 걸음, 종종걸음, 단거리 경주

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 急ぎ足, ちょこちょこ走り
v. - あわてて走る, うろたえさせる, 乱舞させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينطلق مسرعا, يعدو (الاسم) عدو‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮רץ מהר בפסיעות קטנות, מיהר‬
n. - ‮ריצה, נקישות צעדים, ענן-אבק, משב-שלג‬

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