scurrying meaning

Definition of scurrying

1. moving with great haste
   • affection for this hurrying driving...little man
   • lashed the scurrying horses

   Synonyms: hurrying

   Similar: fast

scurrying in a sentence

• Dmitri heard something scurrying towards him.
• Anna shrieked in horror as she spotted a cockroach scurrying across her bedroom floor.
• Tom is always scurrying around the classroom during class.

How to pronounce scurrying

scurrying is pronounced /ˈskɜriɪŋ/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with scurrying

• hurrying
• worrying