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verb

Hurry v. t. (past & past part. hurried; pres. part. hurrying)

To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on. "Impetuous lust hurries him on." "They hurried him abroad a bark."

To impel to precipitate or thoughtless action; to urge to confused or irregular activity. "And wild amazement hurries up and down The little number of your doubtful friends."

To cause to be done quickly.

Synonyms: To hasten; precipitate; expedite; quicken; accelerate; urge.

Hurry v. i. To move or act with haste; to proceed with celerity or precipitation; as, let us hurry.

To hurry up, to make haste. (Colloq.)

noun

Hurry n. The act of hurrying in motion or business; pressure; urgency; bustle; confusion. "Ambition raises a tumult in the soul, it inflames the mind, and puts into a violent hurry of thought."

Synonyms: Haste; speed; dispatch. See Haste.

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"Hurry" Quotes from Famous Books

... entrance it was dusky, and here Jack seated himself on a huge fragment of rock which had fallen from the roof. He was very glad of a rest and of a chance to wipe the sweat out of his eyes, as it was terribly punishing for a European to have to hurry on foot through the frightful heat of so scorching ...

— Jack Haydon's Quest • John Finnemore

... "I'm going to take a bite and hurry off. Don't bother, I'll attend to myself." She stuffed the letter in her belt and got a plate from a shelf. "How pretty you look with your head tied up! If stupid Peter saw you now he would fall ...

— The Street of Seven Stars • Mary Roberts Rinehart

... early the young man asked his father-in-law to come and hunt with him. They went to the log-jam and the old man drove out the buffalo and his son-in-law killed a fat buffalo cow. Then he said to his father-in-law, "Hurry back now to the camp and tell your daughters to come and carry home the meat, and then you can have something to eat." The old man set out for the camp, thinking, as he walked along, "Now, at last, my son-in-law has taken pity on me; he will give me ...

— Blackfeet Indian Stories • George Bird Grinnell

... discovered her a fortnight ago, between the shafts of a market gardener's cart. She is a treasure. I assure you she can do sixteen miles an hour, and keep one's hands full all the time. Just see how she pulls. Come, tot-tot-tot! You are not in a hurry, Monsieur l'Abbe, I hope. Let us return through the wood; the fresh air will do you good. Oh! Monsieur l'Abbe, if you only knew what a regard I have for you, and respect, too. I did not talk too much nonsense before you just now, did I? I should be ...

— Serge Panine • Georges Ohnet

... invitation to shake him by both hands at once; and with a clear, blue honest eye, that it does one good to see one's sparkling image in. 'Ring the bell!' 'Ding, ding, ding!' the very bell is in a hurry. 'Now for the shore - who's for the shore?' - 'These gentlemen, I am sorry to say.' They are away, and never said, Good b'ye. Ah now they wave it from the little boat. 'Good b'ye! Good b'ye!' Three cheers ...

— American Notes for General Circulation • Charles Dickens

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