Hurrying

//ˈhʌɹ.i.ɪŋ// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    changing location rapidly wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of hurry form-of, gerund, participle, present

    "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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    moving with great haste wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
accelerationdouble quickdouble timeforced marchquickeningscurrying

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"Now she was hurrying to her sick Grannie's house to call the police."

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