Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scurry

/ˈskʌ.ɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: scur-ry
IPA: /ˈskʌ.ɹi/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To run with quick light steps, to scamper.

noun

noun

name

A surname from Irish.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town in Kaufman County, Texas, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Shakespeare has gone back to the formula of last season, by encouraging his players to press high up the pitch and restoring Shinji Okazaki to the starting XI to scurry around between midfield and attack."
"Then the piglet tore loose from the creepers and scurried into the undergrowth."
"Found a fox in Deerstone, and after a great deal of music, and a scurry or two round the wood, went away over Whigford Down, but he was too far before them to make any more quick music […]"
""It is very pleasant here," replied Carrados tranquilly. "Very cool and restful with this armoured steel between us and the dust and scurry of the hot July afternoon above. I propose remaining here for a few minutes longer.""

Etymology

Perhaps from hurry-skurry, a reduplication of hurry.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ó Scoireadh

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈskʌ.ɹi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

scurries (present, singular) scurrying (participle, present) scurried (participle, past) scurried (past) skurry (alternative, dated) scurries (plural) Scurrys (plural)

Derived Forms

ascurry scurrisome

Phrases

scurry away Scurry County

Synonyms

scamper scramble skitter scuttle

Rhymes With

worry murray hurry surrey furry blurry uri flurry currie slurry surry vickery

Questions

How do you pronounce scurry?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskʌ.ɹi/.
What does scurry mean?: To run with quick light steps, to scamper.
Where does scurry come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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