scurry
     n : rushing about hastily in an undignified way [syn: {scamper},
          {scramble}]
     v : to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the
         extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to
         higher ground" [syn: {scamper}, {skitter}, {scuttle}]
     [also: {scurried}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0