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    scurry

    scurry - Dictionary definition and meaning for word scurry

    Definition
    (noun) rushing about hastily in an undignified way
    Synonyms : scamper , scramble
    Definition
    (verb) to move about or proceed hurriedly
    Synonyms : scamper , scuttle , skitter
    Example Sentence
    • so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for scurry

scurry..sounds like SCARY...SO if you see something scary.you move hastily from that place.

SCURRY rhymes with HURRY.SO WHEN YOU ARE IN A HURRY YOU DO THINGS BRISKLY.

CURRY(food) - in order to prepare proper curry, it should be moved vigorously

HURRY the CURRY is ready

scurry sounds like scarry.. after seeing scarry things u move hastely

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Scurry is actually derived from word scurry-hurry which are actually rimed. You can remember scurry as hurry.

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