- present participle of scurry.
scurrying
Example Sentences
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It sends a few scurrying for help, meanwhile, and leaves others vulnerable because they don’t know there’s anything they can do to prevent this from happening.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Index providers—the firms that compile market averages like the S&P 500, the Nasdaq 100, the Russell 1000 and so on—have been scurrying to accommodate these titanic deals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
They call it “speed running,” slang for trying to beat a video game as quickly as possible, scurrying around hazards and taking shortcuts to skip through levels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026
Flames and smoke erupted from a luxury hotel on Dubai's Palm, the landmark, palm tree-shaped development of land reclaimed from the sea, after a loud bang sent passers-by scurrying for cover.
From Barron's ● Feb. 28, 2026
In the car, my dad drove like a mouse, scurrying down side streets to avoid any people we knew.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
