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[ verb ] to move about or proceed hurriedly

Examples

: "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground."

Used in print

(L. Don Leet and Florence J. Leet, editors, The World of...)

After an earthquake in Japan in 1793 people on the coast at Tugaru were so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground .

Related terms

run crab scamper

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 8988
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[ noun ] rushing about hastily in an undignified way

Synonyms

scamper scramble

Related terms

haste

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