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hurrying
Variant of hurry
hurry
definition
hurry (hʉr′ē)
transitive verb hurried -·ried, hurrying -·ry·ing
- to cause to move or act more rapidly or too rapidly; drive, move, send, force, or carry with haste
- to cause to occur or be done more rapidly or too rapidly; accelerate the preparation or completion of; urge on
- 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
to move or act with haste; move faster than is comfortable or natural
noun
- a hurrying or being hurried; rush; urgency
- eagerness to do, act, go, etc. quickly
Related Forms:
- hurrier hur′·rier noun
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