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    hurry-scurry

    adjective

    • 1. hurried and disorderly: "a hurry-scurry retreat"

    adverb

    • 1. in a hurried and disordered way: "the mob fled hurry-scurry"

    noun

    • 1. disorderly haste; confused hurrying: "all was now hurry-scurry"

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  2. www.dictionary.com › browse › hurry-scurryHURRY-SCURRY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Hurry-scurry definition: headlong, disorderly haste; hurry and confusion.. See examples of HURRY-SCURRY used in a sentence.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hurry-scurryHurry-scurry Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. hur· ry-scur· ry ˌhər-ē-ˈskər-ē. ˌhə-rē-ˈskə-rē. variants or hurry-skurry. Synonyms of hurry-scurry. : a confused rush : turmoil. hurry-scurry adjective or adverb. Synonyms. ado. alarums and excursions. ballyhoo. blather. bluster. bobbery. bother. bustle. clatter. clutter [ chiefly dialect] coil. commotion. corroboree [ Australian]

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › hurry-scurryHURRY-SCURRY Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

    Synonyms for HURRY-SCURRY: commotion, fun, fuss, disturbance, bother, turmoil, hurry, noise; Antonyms of HURRY-SCURRY: rest, peace, calm, stillness, quiet, tranquillity, hush, tranquility

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHURRY-SCURRY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. an agitated, confused rushing about; disorderly confusion. verb intransitive Word forms: ˈhurˈry-scurried or ˈhurˈry-scurrying. 2. to hurry and scurry about; act hurriedly and confusedly. adjective. 3. hurried and confused. adverb. 4. in a hurried, confused manner. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › hurry-scurryHurry-scurry - definition of hurry-scurry by The Free Dictionary

    intr.v. hur·ry-scur·ried, hur·ry-scur·ry·ing, hur·ry-scur·ries also hur·ry-skur·ried or hur·ry-skur·ry·ing or hur·ry-skur·ries. To move or act with undue hurry and confusion. n. pl. hur·ry-scur·ries also hur·ry-skur·ries. Confused haste; agitation. [Reduplication of hurry .] hur′ry-scur′ry adj.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › Hurry-skurryHurry-scurry Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Hurry-scurry definition, headlong, disorderly haste; hurry and confusion. See more.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › hurry-scurry_vhurry-scurry, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    OED's earliest evidence for hurry-scurry is from around 1775, in the writing of Samuel Foote, actor and playwright. It is also recorded as an adverb from the mid 1700s. hurry-scurry is formed within English, by conversion.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › hurry-scurryHurry-scurry Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Hurry-scurry definition: To move or act with undue hurry and confusion.

  10. www.dictionary.com › browse › hurryskurryHURRY-SCURRY Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    Hurry-scurry definition: . See examples of HURRY-SCURRY used in a sentence.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › hurry-scurryHURRY-SCURRY - 95 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

    hurry-scurry. noun. FLURRY. Synonyms. haste. flurry. bustle. sudden excitement. commotion.