scurries
Moves in haste
Scurries is the third-person singular form of scurry, meaning to move with quick, short steps—the hurried motion of small creatures or people rushing nervously.
A mouse scurries across the floor.
She scurries between meetings all day.
The word suggests smallness and urgency, often with a slightly undignified quality.
Hurries with short steps
- dartsThrown pointed missiles
- scampersMoves quickly, playfully
- skittersMoves light and quick
- scramblesMixes into disorder
dashes · rushes · hurries · hustles · scrabbles · bustles · flits · zips
Small gnawing mammals
- rodentsGnawing mammal order
- squirrelsBushy-tailed nut gatherers
- ratsLong-tailed urban pests
- chipmunksSmall striped burrowing rodents
hamsters · gerbils · voles · shrews · insects · beetles · cockroaches · crabs
scuttles
Hurries with short steps
scrambles · dashes · rushes · hurries · hustles · scrabbles · bustles · flits · zips · whisks
mice
Small gnawing mammals
chipmunks · hamsters · gerbils · voles · shrews · insects · beetles · cockroaches · crabs · lizards
frantic
Wildly anxious or desperate
rushed · hasty · alarmed · agitated · flustered · desperate · harried · nervous · anxious · startled
escapes
Acts of fleeing
bolts · disperses · scatters · disappears · vanishes · hides · burrows · takes cover · ducks · dodges