scurry in a sentence
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📚 Grade Level: Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Definition
To move quickly and in a hurried manner, often with short, rapid steps.
Crossword clues for scurry
Crossword clue ideas and answer hints for the word "scurry".
- Hurry along with quick, short steps.
- Move swiftly and with urgency.
- Dash about in a hurried manner.
- Race around in a frantic way.
- Scamper quickly and restlessly.
Scurry sentence examples
- The mice began to scurry across the floor as soon as the lights turned off.
- She watched the children scurry outside to play as soon as the rain stopped.
- In a panic, the workers began to scurry around, trying to complete their tasks before the deadline.
- The tiny squirrels would scurry up and down the trees, gathering acorns for the winter.
- As the storm approached, the birds started to scurry to find shelter in the nearby bushes.
- The children began to scurry away as soon as the rain started pouring down.
- As the lights flickered, the mice would scurry across the kitchen floor in search of food.
- In a panic, she watched the leaves scurry across the pavement with the gusts of wind.
- The rabbits would scurry into their burrows at the slightest hint of danger.
- He told his dog to stay still, but the excited pup began to scurry around the yard.