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scurry away

Syllables: scur·ry·a·way

scurry away verb: to run away, especially fearfully.

Verb

scurry away (third-person singular simple present scurries away, present participle scurrying away, simple past and past participle scurried away)

  1. To run away, especially fearfully.

Forms of scurry away

third-person singular presentscurries away
present participlescurrying away
past participlescurried away
pastscurried away
alternative form (dated)skurry away

Questions about scurry away

What does scurry away mean?
Scurry away means to run away, especially fearfully.
What part of speech is scurry away?
Scurry away is a verb.
What is the past tense of scurry away?
The past tense of scurry away is scurried away.

Words near scurry away in the dictionary

  1. scurring
  2. scurrinid
  3. scurrinids
  4. scurrisome
  5. scurry
  6. scurry away
  7. Scurry County
  8. scurrying
  9. scurrying away
  10. scurryingly
  11. scurryings

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