hurrying

Variant of hurry

hurry definition

hurry (hʉr′ē)

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

to move or act with haste; move faster than is comfortable or natural

noun

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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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