hurry
[ hur-ee, huhr-ee ]
/ ˈhɜr i, ˈhʌr i /
verb (used without object), hur·ried, hur·ry·ing.
to move, proceed, or act with haste (often followed by up): Hurry, or we'll be late. Hurry up, it's starting to rain.
verb (used with object), hur·ried, hur·ry·ing.
to drive, carry, or cause to move or perform with speed.
to hasten; urge forward (often followed by up).
to impel or perform with undue haste: to hurry someone into a decision.
noun, plural hur·ries.
a state of urgency or eagerness: to be in a hurry to meet a train.
hurried movement or action; haste.
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Origin of hurry
1580–90; expressive word of uncertain origin, compare Middle English horyed (attested once) rushed, impelled, Middle High German hurren to move quickly
SYNONYMS FOR hurry
1 See rush1.
2 hasten.
3 accelerate, quicken; expedite, hustle.
6 celerity; expedition, dispatch; speed, quickness; bustle, ado.
OTHER WORDS FROM hurry
hur·ry·ing·ly, adverbo·ver·hur·ry, verb, o·ver·hur·ried, o·ver·hur·ry·ing.un·hur·ry·ing, adjectiveun·hur·ry·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby hurry
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British Dictionary definitions for hurrying
hurry
/ (ˈhʌrɪ) /
verb -ries, -rying or -ried
(intr often foll by up) to hasten (to do something); rush
(tr often foll by along) to speed up the completion, progress, etc, of
noun
haste
urgency or eagerness
in a hurry informal
- easilyyou won't beat him in a hurry
- willinglywe won't go there again in a hurry
Derived forms of hurry
hurrying, noun, adjectivehurryingly, adverbWord Origin for hurry
C16 horyen, probably of imitative origin; compare Middle High German hurren; see scurry
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