# scurrying

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #47,323

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of scurry

## Etymology
From scurry + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **scarring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scarring-vs-scurrying)

## Common misspellings (13)
`csurrying`, `sccurrying`, `scrurying`, `scurriyng`, `scurryign`, `scurryingg`, `scurryinng`, `scurrynig`, `scurryying`, `scurying`, `scuryring`, `sscurrying`, `sucrrying`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/scurrying