rushing about hastily in an undignified waySynonyms: scamperscramble
Verb (1)
to move about or proceed hurriedly“so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground”Synonyms: scamperskitterscuttle
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Scurry \Scur"ry\, v. i. [Cf. Scur, Skirr.] To hasten away or along; to move rapidly; to hurry; as, the rabbit scurried away. [1913 Webster]
Scurry \Scur"ry\, n. Act of scurrying; hurried movement. [1913 Webster]