Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Hurry \Hur"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hurried}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Hurrying}.] [OE. horien; cf. OSw. hurra to whirl round,
dial. Sw. hurr great haste, Dan. hurre to buzz, Icel. hurr
hurly-burly, MHG. hurren to hurry, and E. hurr, whir to
hurry; all prob. of imitative origin.]
1. To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on.
Impetuous lust hurries him on. --South.
They hurried him abroad a bark. --Shak.
2. To impel to precipitate or thoughtless action; to urge to
confused or irregular activity.
And wild amazement hurries up and down The little
number of your doubtful friends. --Shak.
3. To cause to be done quickly.
Syn: To hasten; precipitate; expedite; quicken; accelerate;
urge.
Source : WordNet®
hurrying
adj : moving with great haste; "affection for this hurrying
driving...little man"; "lashed the scurrying horses"
[syn: {scurrying}]
n : changing location rapidly [syn: {speed}, {speeding}]