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“scurrying” pronunciation in American, New Zealand and British English

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“scurrying” in real sentences

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  1. minute differences in sound as would be made, say, by a scurrying rat or a scurrying

    The Royal Institution

  2. It sent the staff scurrying looking for the tie

    Vanity Fair

  3. spend the nights scurrying through guards and through gates.

    Oxford Union

  4. So, overnight, there's all sorts of things scurrying around.

    British Library

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