No, it is a verb. The past participle would not ordinarily be used to describe a noun as does the present participle (scurrying).
Well, honey, "scurried off" means to move quickly and with small, short steps, usually in a hurried or furtive manner. It's like when you catch a squirrel stealing your nuts and it scurries off before you can say "boo." So, next time someone scurries off, just picture a sneaky little critter making a speedy getaway.
If you describe something as exciting, as in "This concert is exciting", it is an adjective. If the word is used as in "The battery is exciting the circuit", meaning exciting is an action, then it is a verb.
Synonym: crawled Antonym: sauntered
No, the word 'frightened' is the past participle, past tense of the verb 'to frighten'; the past participle is also an adjective. Examples:verb: We were frightened by the coming hurricane.adjective: The frightened cat jumped behind the sofa.The noun form is fright, an abstract noun, a word for an emotion.
No, it is a verb or a noun (to go around, to surround; a round shape). The adjective form is circular.
After a long day of work I scurried home. or I scurried home once I realized a stranger was following me
The past tense of scurry is scurried.
We scurried to the corner when we heard the cyclops coming.
scurried
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Strolled or ambled
move
scurried
Well, honey, "scurried off" means to move quickly and with small, short steps, usually in a hurried or furtive manner. It's like when you catch a squirrel stealing your nuts and it scurries off before you can say "boo." So, next time someone scurries off, just picture a sneaky little critter making a speedy getaway.
If you describe something as exciting, as in "This concert is exciting", it is an adjective. If the word is used as in "The battery is exciting the circuit", meaning exciting is an action, then it is a verb.
Synonym: crawled Antonym: sauntered
I heard the scurry of littlefeet on the stairs.