hurry-scurrying

Variant of hurry-scurry

hurry-scurry definition

hurry-scurry or hurry-skurry hur′ry-skur′ry (-skʉr′ē)

noun

an agitated, confused rushing about; disorderly confusion

Etymology: redupl. of hurry

intransitive verb hurry-scurried -·ried, hurry-scurrying -·rying

to hurry and scurry about; act hurriedly and confusedly

adjective

hurried and confused

adverb

in a hurried, confused manner

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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