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Discursion

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transcursionnoun	(obsolete) A rambling; passage beyond certain limits; extraordinary deviation.
scuttleverb	(intransitive) To move hastily, to scurry.
scurryingverb	The motion of something that scurries.
scamperingverb	A quick, light running motion.
skitternoun	(also figuratively) A skittering movement.
shufflenoun	The act of mixing cards or mah-jong tiles so as to randomize them.
scramblenoun	A dish (meal) involving scrambled eggs and a hodgepodge of complementary ingredients, usually closer to a casserole than to an omelette.
hurry-scurrynoun	Alternative form of hurry-skurry. [A state of confusion and bustle; a frantic hurry; a rushing about.]
flittingverb	Brief, likely to be of short duration.
skedaddlenoun	(informal) The act of running away; a scurrying off.
drivenoun	Planned, usually long-lasting, effort to achieve something; ability coupled with ambition, determination, and motivation.
shiftnoun	A movement to do something, a beginning.
vacillationnoun	Indecision in speech or action.
shuttlingverb	The act by which something is shuttled.
hurry-skurrynoun	A state of confusion and bustle; a frantic hurry; a rushing about.
shufflingnoun	The act or motion of one who shuffles.
toing and froingnoun	The process of moving back and forth or alternating.
friskingnoun	The act or an instance of checking someone's clothes and body for weapons or contraband.
turnnoun	A change of direction or orientation.
hurtlenoun	(countable, also figuratively) A rapid or uncontrolled movement; a dash, a rush.

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