transitive verb hurried -·ried, hurrying -·ry·ing

1. to cause to move or act more rapidly or too rapidly; drive, move, send, force, or carry with haste
2. to cause to occur or be done more rapidly or too rapidly; accelerate the preparation or completion of; urge on
3. to urge or cause to act soon or too soon

Etymology: prob. < echoic base seen in hurl or ? in ON hurra, to whir, whirl around

intransitive verb

noun

1. a hurrying or being hurried; rush; urgency
2. eagerness to do, act, go, etc. quickly