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Definition of Scurries
1. scurry [v] - See also: scurry
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scurries
Literary usage of Scurries
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Baily's Magazine of Sports and Pastimes (1873)
"He was, ' however, also fond of those short, sharp scurries across Salisbury ' Plain
... and for those who are fond of pace these scurries are jolly enough, ..."
2. A Journal of the Plague Year: Being Observations Or Memorials of the Most by Daniel Defoe (1886)
"... who were employ'd, to deceive them, and to escape, or break out from them; in
which frequent scurries, and some Mischief happened; of which by it self. ..."
3. Poetry by Modern Poetry Association (1916)
"... Shadows across the road, scurries in the bushes— Made perhaps by a toad Or a
stone one pushes, Lamp-light faintly shining through the twitching vines; ..."
4. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1899)
"When I approach he scurries behind the box and crowds close up in the corner of
the yard. This is the first time that he seems afraid of me, ..."
5. Change Is the Rule: Practical Actions for Change, on Target, on Time, on Budget by Winford E. Holland (2000)
"... set designer, and stage manager all sit with hands folded over the next few
weeks while the director scurries around trying to make things happen. ..."
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