hurry-scurry

noun

ˌhər-ē-ˈskər-ē How to pronounce hurry-scurry (audio)
variants or hurry-skurry
Definition of hurry-scurrynext
as in commotion
a state of noisy, confused activity for all the hurry-scurry you would have thought that the guests were the British royal family and not my in-laws

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurry-scurry
  1. commotion
  2. fun
  3. fuss
  4. disturbance
  5. bother
  6. turmoil
  7. hurry
  8. noise
Noun
  • According to footage obtained by TMZ, at least one guard appeared to lose balance amidst the scuffle, reportedly injuring their leg in the commotion.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
  • All that commotion in response to a threat is, again, what shows up as swelling.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of commotion
Noun
  • Some commenters have chosen to poke fun at the dog's unbothered attitude, and link it to his breed.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The spoilers will stop there because the quirky details and fun turns that unfold from there are part of its charm.
    Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of fun
Noun
  • The sports world is making a big fuss about 20-time NBA All-Star LeBron James playing on the same team as his 20-year-old son, Bronny.
    DeMarco Williams, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Morbius, meanwhile, sold itself with trailers featuring Spider-Man graffiti that doesn’t appear in the actual movie and made a bunch of fuss about a post-credits scene involving Michael Keaton’s MCU baddie the Vulture that ultimately didn’t make any sense nor amount to anything.
    James Grebey, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of fuss
Noun
  • According to The Weather Channel, the disturbance in the Caribbean is likely to become a tropical depression and possibly Tropical Storm Rafael on Monday and the system could become a hurricane in the western Caribbean.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The disturbance sits 345 miles south of Kingston, Jamaica.
    Elisa Raffa, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of disturbance
Noun
  • Taylor Swift's brother Austin came to the rescue after a fan got into a spot of bother with security staff at one of his sister's shows.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The pair find themselves in trouble after a hazing incident goes wrong, and attempt to lie, deceive and seduce their way out of bother.
    Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of bother
Noun
  • The filing notes that geopolitical turmoil, specifically the Israel-Hamas conflict, has impacted global shipping routes, leading to disruptions.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Defense spending and exports could be threatened, analysts say, and conservative ambitions to overhaul the Federal Aviation Administration could cause turmoil at a time when the agency is deeply engaged in trying to diagnose and fix systemic problems at Boeing.
    Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of turmoil
Noun
  • Keep scrolling to shop these fashion finds, but hurry, sizes are already selling out.
    Shea Simmons, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Mashing the gas, the 27-year-old E60 lurched forward and eliminated the gap in a hurry.
    Sean Evans, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of hurry
Noun
  • In testing, Dyson's noise cancellation effectively muffled out most distracting sounds, including street noise, the rumble of subway trains, and music in a coffee shop.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The noises around me, the people, the cars, the children, everything disappeared with Tina.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of noise
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