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Is there a difference between Scurrying and Scampering?
As in, I head the noise of something ________ in the attic.
*heard
2 Answers
- ?Lv 71 year agoFavorite Answer
Scampering means...To run or go hastily or quickly. Or how about, to run playfully about, as a child? I like that one.
Scurrying on the other hand means... To go or move quickly or in haste. Or, to send someone hurrying along.
I think they're pretty Close, don't you? :-) Enjoy your BA Roddy.
- UserLv 71 year ago
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/scurry
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/scamper?s=t
They are synonymous
but
there are some differences in what they CAN mean.
