What does scurrying mean?

scurrying means "moving with great haste".

How many syllables are in scurrying?

scurrying has 3 syllables: scur-ry-ing. The stress falls on "scur". In IPA it is /ˈskɝiɪŋ/.

What is another word for scurrying?

Close synonyms include hurrying. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is scurrying a common word?

scurrying is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Scurrying — meaning, pronunciation and syllables

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
moving with great haste
“affection for this hurrying driving...little man”
“lashed the scurrying horses”
Synonymshurrying
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Questions about scurrying

What does scurrying mean?: scurrying means "moving with great haste".
How many syllables are in scurrying?: scurrying has 3 syllables: scur-ry-ing. The stress falls on "scur". In IPA it is /ˈskɝiɪŋ/.
What is another word for scurrying?: Close synonyms include hurrying. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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