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Scurry 1100 Words You Need Week 14 Day 3

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Scurry 1100 Words You Need

Scurry 1100 Words You Need

/ˈskʌr.i/ US /ˈskɝː-/ (noun & verb)

verb: to move quickly and briskly with small and fast steps, to move hurriedly, dash, dart, rush, head, hurry, bustle

Noun: hurried movement, hurry

Up to 5 million passengers scurry around the London Underground every day, and that’s not even including the rodents

Source: https://www.livescience.com/

From my vantage point in the alley, I am struck by the power of genetic sequencing to help us answer challenging questions. Instead of viewing each rat independently, I begin to see them as interconnected groups of relatives scurrying along the pavement. I wonder if any are outsiders, migrants from another block.

Source: https://theconversation.com/

Life continues its cycle in the dense spruce forest that surrounds the cemetery. Tits and crests chirp on the branches while voles and mice scurry around below. The life cycle of anyone of these could end suddenly in the claws of a fox, owl or hawk, who in will turn have food to feed their young.

Source: http://vihreatsylit.fi/

Antonyms: saunter, promenade, wander, stroll, ramble

Adjective: scurrying

Farsi: دویدن، تند راه رفتن

French: se précipiter


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