Scurry Meaning in English

word

US

ˈskɝi

SKURR-ee

UK

skˈʌɹi

SKUH-ree

التعريف

To move quickly and lightly, often with small, hurried steps, like a small animal or a person in a rush.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Commonly used for small animals (like mice) but also people moving in a hurry. Implies quick, light, somewhat nervous movement. More vivid than 'run' but less formal.

• Spanish: apresurarse - correr rápidamente
• Portuguese (BR): correr rapidamente - apressar-se
• Portuguese (PT): correr rapidamente - apressar-se
• Chinese (Simplified): 急匆匆地跑 - 慌忙行走
• Chinese (Traditional): 急匆匆地跑 - 慌忙行走
• Hindi: फुर्ती से दौड़ना - जल्दी-जल्दी भागना
• Arabic: يسرع - يركض بسرعة (بخفة)
• Bengali: ছোটাছুটি করা - দৌড়ঝাঁপ করা
• Russian: сновать - суетиться - бегать впопыхах
• Japanese: ちょこちょこ走る - 慌てて走る
• Vietnamese: chạy lăng xăng - chạy luýnh quýnh
• Korean: 종종걸음치다 - 급히 움직이다
• Turkish: koşuşturmak - aceleyle koşmak
• Urdu: دوڑنا (تیزی سے اور گھبراہٹ میں)
• Indonesian: berlarian kecil-kecil - bergerak tergesa-gesa

جمل نموذجية

The mouse scurried under the table.

basic

Children scurried across the playground when it started to rain.

basic

I saw ants scurrying around the picnic basket.

basic

Everyone scurried to get under cover as soon as it started pouring.

natural

He scurried around the office, looking for his lost keys.

natural

Squirrels scurried up the tree when they heard a dog bark.

natural