- present participle of scurry.
scurrying
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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
When the possessive and paranoid Frank Ford runs into Margaret as she’s scurrying to meet his wife, Alice, he pointedly remarks, “I think, if your husbands were dead, you two would marry.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Two dogs climbed onto the rubble, scurrying up and down, but detected nothing.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
Many state price caps sent insurers scurrying away, especially in coastal and flood prone areas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026
Immediately, they grab the younger ones’ hands and run towards the jetty, scurrying to squeeze underneath it.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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