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Verb: scutter  skú-tu(r)
Usage: Brit
  1. To move about or proceed hurriedly
    "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scuttered to higher ground";
    - scurry, scamper, skitter, scuttle, beetle [informal]
Noun: scutter  skú-tu(r)
Usage: Brit
  1. Rushing about hastily in an undignified way
    "The last-minute scutter to clean the house before guests arrived was chaotic";
    - scamper, scramble, scurry

Derived forms: scuttered, scutters, scuttering

Type of: go, haste, hurry, locomote, move, run, rush, rushing, travel

Encyclopedia: Scutter