scurry

v. (-ies, -ied) run or move hurriedly, esp. With short quick steps; scamper. n. (pl. -ies) 1 act or sound of scurrying. 2 flurry of rain or snow. [abbreviation of hurry-scurry reduplication of *hurry]

v. i. To hasten away or along; to move rapidly; to hurry; as, the rabbit scurried away.