n.
Pronunciation: ' h ə r- ē , ' h ə -r ē
Function: verb
Inflected Form: hur · ried ; hur · ry · ing
Etymology: perhaps from Middle English horyen
Date: 1592
transitive verb
1 a : to carry or cause to go with haste < hurry them to the hospital> b : to impel to rash or precipitate action
2 a : to impel to greater speed : PROD <used spurs to hurry the horse> b : EXPEDITE c : to perform with undue haste < hurry a minuet>
intransitive verb : to move or act with haste <please hurry up>
– hur · ri · er noun