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Definitions for Hurrying

[1] to move, proceed, or act with haste (often followed by up ): Hurry, or we'll be late. Hurry up, it's starting to rain.
[2] to drive, carry, or cause to move or perform with speed.
[3] to hasten; urge forward (often followed by up ).
[4] to impel or perform with undue haste: to hurry someone into a decision.
[5] a state of urgency or eagerness: to be in a hurry to meet a train.
[6] hurried movement or action; haste.
[7] (intr often foll by up ) to hasten (to do something); rush
[8] (tr often foll by along ) to speed up the completion, progress, etc, of
[9] haste
[10] urgency or eagerness
[11] in a hurry informal easily you won't beat him in a hurry willingly we won't go there again in a hurry

Words related to Hurrying

hurryflying, running, dashing, racing, rushing, darting, expediting, propelling, speeding, scurrying

Words nearby Hurrying

hurryhurricane deck, hurricane lamp, hurricane warning, hurricane-force wind, hurried, hurry, hurry up and wait, hurry-scurry, hurry-up, hursinghar, hurst

Origin of Hurrying

1580–90; expressive word of uncertain origin, compare Middle English horyed (attested once) rushed, impelled, Middle High German hurren to move quickly

Other words from Hurrying

hur·ry·ing·ly , adverb
o·ver·hur·ry , verb, o·ver·hur·ried, o·ver·hur·ry·ing.
un·hur·ry·ing , adjective
un·hur·ry·ing·ly , adverb

Word origin for Hurrying

C16 horyen, probably of imitative origin; compare Middle High German hurren; see scurry

Synonyms for Hurrying

darting, dashing, expediting, flying, hastening, propelling, racing, running, rushing, scurrying, speeding