to move about or proceed hurriedly (Freq. 3) - so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground • Syn: scurry, scamper, skitter • Derivationally related forms: scamper (for: scamper), scurry (for: scurry) • Hypernyms: run • Hyponyms: crab • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s PP