scurrying
verb (present participle)UK /ˈskʌr.i.ɪŋ/
US /ˈskɝː.i.ɪŋ/
Moving very fast with short quick steps.
The little mouse was scurrying across the kitchen floor.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act of moving quickly with short steps.
We heard a scurrying in the attic.
3. Moving in a busy, hurried way to get things done.
She spent the morning scurrying around town doing errands.
4. Rushing about in a nervous or excited manner.
The children were scurrying about before the party.