Then, hastening after Chloe, whom he found in an angry mood, he presented the apple to her.
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Hastening
Synonyms for "hastening" (11 found)
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3 translations across 1 languages.
German
3 entries- Beschleunigen noun (act of speeding up; a growing faster)
- Beschleunigung noun (act of speeding up; a growing faster)
- Vorantreiben noun (act of speeding up; a growing faster)
Sample sentences
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Weeping she spake, with unavailing woe, / and poured her sorrow to the winds, when lo, / in sight comes Helenus, with fair array, / and hails his friends, and hastening to bestow / glad welcome, toward his palace leads the way; / but tears and broken words his mingled thoughts betray.
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Besides global warming, air pollution from the Indo-Gangetic Plains—one of the world’s most polluted regions is also impacting the mountains as these pollutants deposit black carbon and dust on the glaciers, hastening their melting according to the study.
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During the spring and summer of this year (1096) the roads teemed with crusaders, all hastening to the towns and villages appointed as the rendezvous of the district.
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