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scur·ry / ˈskərē/ • v. (-ries, -ried) [intr.] (of a person or small animal) move hurriedly with short quick steps: pedestrians scurried for cover.• n. (pl. -ries) [in sing.] a situation of hurried and confused movement: I was in such a scurry.

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