HURRY


Meaning of HURRY in English

I. ˈhər.]ē, ˈhə.r], ]i\ verb

( -ed/-ing/-es )

Etymology: perhaps from Middle English horyen; probably of imitative origin like Middle High German hurren to move quickly

transitive verb

1.

a. : to carry or cause to go fast : speed

an ambulance hurried him to the hospital

the quest to discover whither modern science is hurrying us — Howard M. Jones

fishing for either species don't hurry your lure — L.S.Marceau

b. archaic : to impel to rash or precipitate action

that hard-to-be-governed passion of youth hurried me frequently into intrigues with low women — Benjamin Franklin

2. dialect England : to cause distress to : harass

I've been very much hurried this morning; for I've just learned of the death of my old friend — A.B.Evans

3.

a. : to impel to greater speed : quicken , prod

heard the train coming and hurried his pace

used his spurs to hurry the horse

hates to be hurried at mealtime

b. : to speed up the progress or completion of : expedite

hurry dinner by doing the meat in the pressure cooker

electronic machines hurry the sorting of data

cultural exchange can hurry the development of world understanding

specifically : to perform with undue haste

some of the most perfect passages are hurried over as if they were a mistake on the composer's part — Warwick Braithwaite

intransitive verb

: to move or act with haste : go fast : rush

we'll have to hurry if we want to see the curtain go up

sheep … stared at her through the hurrying snowflakes — Ellen Glasgow

— often used with an adverb to lend emphasis or indicate direction

hurry up or you'll miss the train

small launches hurrying back and forth — Tom Marvel

a stiff northwest wind was blowing and patches of clouds hurried by — H.H.Arnold & I.C.Eaker

the nation hurried forward along the path of … consolidation — V.L.Parrington

Synonyms: see speed

II. noun

( -es )

1.

a. : disturbance , tumult , commotion

the incessant hurry and trivial activity of daily life … seem to prevent, or at least discourage, quiet and intense thinking — C.W.Eliot

b. dialect Britain : dispute , ruction

2.

a. obsolete : disturbance of mind : mental turmoil

there is nothing like hurrying the body, to divert the hurry of the mind — Francis Fuller

b. now dialect : a minor illness

3. : a recurrent agitation of sound

the hurry of water or languor of sand — Michael Sayers

4.

a. : excessive haste : precipitance

the blind hurry of the universe — Bertrand Russell

b. : a state of eagerness or urgency : rush

it was going to be a wonderful party and she was in a hurry to get there

they were all good reporters; but they were all in too big a hurry , for fear somebody else would beat them to it — Elmer Davis

5. : a tremolo in the strings or a roll on the drum accompanying an exciting situation in dramatic music

Synonyms: see haste

- in a hurry

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