hurrying

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UK/ˈhʌɹi.ɪŋ/US/ˈhɝ.i.ɪŋ/Northern England/ˈhʊɹi.ɪŋ/Northern England/ˈhʊɹi.ɪŋɡ/

noun

The act of one who hurries; hasty motion.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of hurry

    With a little manœuvring they contrived to meet on the doorstep which was […] in a boiling stream of passers-by, hurrying business people speeding past in a flurry of fumes and dust in the bright haze.

    1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 10, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
nounhurrying (plural hurryings)

plural hurryings

  1. The act of one who hurries; hasty motion.

    Consider the hurryings of Jesus from Caiaphas to Pilate; now he stands before Pilate where he was accused of sedition, seduction and usurpation.

    1832, Isaac Ambrose, Looking Unto Jesus

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivemoving with great haste

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scurryingfast

nounchanging location rapidly

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speedspeeding
Broader
motionmovementmove
Also see
scurryingspeedspeeding

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

hurrying. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hurrying

MLA

“hurrying.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hurrying. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hurrying,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hurrying.

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