hurrying

Definition of Hurrying in English :

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Noun

1. hurrying, speed, speeding

changing location rapidly

Adjective

2. hurrying, scurrying

moving with great haste

Example Sentences:
'affection for this hurrying driving...little man'
'lashed the scurrying horses'

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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hurrying

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verb -ries, -rying or -ried

1. (intransitive; often foll by up)

to hasten (to do something); rush

2. (transitive; often foll by along)

to speed up the completion, progress, etc, of

noun

3.

haste

4.

urgency or eagerness

5. in a hurry

Hurrying

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈhurried or ˈhurrying

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

verb intransitive

4.

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

noun

5.

a hurrying or being hurried; rush; urgency

6.

eagerness to do, act, go, etc. quickly

Hurrying

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v. hur·ried, hur·ry·ing, hur·ries

v.intr.

To move or act with speed or haste. See Synonyms at speed.

v.tr.

1. To cause to move or act with speed or haste: hurried the children to school.

2. To cause to move or act with undue haste; rush: was hurried into marriage.

3. To speed the progress or completion of; expedite: hurried the delivery of the product.

n. pl. hur·ries

1. Activity or motion that is often unduly hurried; haste: I forgot my gloves in my hurry to catch the bus. See Synonyms at haste.

2. The need or wish to hurry; a condition of urgency: in no hurry to leave.

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