Antonyms for scurry

Grammar : Verb

Spell : skur-ee, skuhr-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈskɜr i, ˈskʌr i

Definition of scurry

Origin : 1810, perhaps from hurry-scurry (1732), a reduplication of hurry (v.). As a noun, 1823, from the verb.

verb move along swiftly

Example sentences :

Then out of the scurry and whirl, the old terrier was observed to get on top.
Extract from : « The Spoilers of the Valley » by Robert Watson

The voice shouted again and was answered by a scurry of horses' feet.
Extract from : « Nicanor - Teller of Tales » by C. Bryson Taylor

We had to scurry out in a hurry to avoid being penned there.
Extract from : « Left on Labrador » by Charles Asbury Stephens

In the hurry and scurry that ensued, Sandy escaped sadly to the square.
Extract from : « Auld Licht Idylls » by J. M. Barrie

He left the woodchucks to scurry about the pasture as they pleased.
Extract from : « The Tale of Snowball Lamb » by Arthur Bailey

As he rose to go, he saw a small dark object 27 scurry over the snow.
Extract from : « Panther Eye » by Roy J. Snell

The dancing and the scurry of pattering feet had both ceased.
Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1919 » by Various

They did not dash and rush and scurry through their lives in those days, as we do in these.
Extract from : « The King's Daughters » by Emily Sarah Holt

There was a scurry, and a scrambling on the floor, in the doorway, and in the passage outside.
Extract from : « The Tale of Timber Town » by Alfred Grace

There was a scurry of feet, the gate banged and he was gone.
Extract from : « Scally » by Ian Hay

Synonyms for scurry

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