"scurrying" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scurryings [plural]
Etymology: scurry + -ing Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|scurry|ing}} scurry + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} scurrying (plural scurryings)
  1. The motion of something that scurries.
    Sense id: en-scurrying-en-noun-rJ-CZoXr

Verb

Etymology: scurry + -ing Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|scurry|ing}} scurry + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} scurrying
  1. present participle and gerund of scurry Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: scurry
    Sense id: en-scurrying-en-verb-e7nREJGQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 27 73

Inflected forms

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