hurry
verb (used without object)
to move, proceed, or act with haste (often followed byup ).
is hurrying
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present progressiveof hurry (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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No one is hurrying to return to the village.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2022
“The biggest mistake you can make is hurrying to purchase something you don’t love or doesn’t fit right,” Low says.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2021
That means no one is hurrying to build new factories.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2018
He is hurrying to join the marchers, awkward in his isolation.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2017
Dr. Van Helsing is laconic; he tells the farmers that he is hurrying to Bistritz, and pays them well to make the exchange of horses.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
