Hurries

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hur·ry (hûr

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v. hur·ried, hur·ry·ing, hur·ries

v.intr.

To move or act with speed or haste.

v.tr.

1. To cause to move or act with speed or haste: hurried the children to school.

2. To cause to move or act with undue haste; rush: was hurried into marriage.

3. To speed the progress or completion of; expedite. See Synonyms at speed.

n. pl. hur·ries

1. The act or an instance of hurrying; hastened progress.

2. Activity or motion that is often unduly hurried; haste. See Synonyms at haste.

3. The need or wish to hurry; a condition of urgency: in no hurry to leave.

[Possibly Middle English horien, perhaps variant of harien, to harass; see harry.]

hurri·er n.

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