Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scurrying

/skˈɝiɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables: scur-ry-ing
IPA: /skˈɝiɪŋ/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of scurry

noun

The motion of something that scurries.

Example Sentences

"Archivists and librarians are the unsung worker ants whose scurryings make books such as this one possible."

Etymology

From scurry + -ing.

Inflected Forms

scurryings (plural)

Synonyms

hurrying

Rhymes With

worrying hurrying currying

Questions

How do you pronounce scurrying?: The recorded pronunciation is /skˈɝiɪŋ/.
What does scurrying mean?: present participle and gerund of scurry
Where does scurrying come from?: From scurry + -ing.

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