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roderick_young
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roderick_young asked in Education & ReferenceWords & Wordplay · 1 year ago

Is there a difference between Scurrying and Scampering?

As in, I head the noise of something ________ in the attic.

Update:

*heard

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 year ago
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     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. 

  • User
    Lv 7
    1 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.

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