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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
hurrying
    adj 1: moving with great haste; "affection for this hurrying
           driving...little man"; "lashed the scurrying horses"
           [syn: hurrying, scurrying]
    n 1: changing location rapidly [syn: speed, speeding,
         hurrying]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hurry \Hur"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hurried; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Hurrying.] [OE. horien; cf. OSw. hurra to whirl round,
   dial. Sw. hurr great haste, Dan. hurre to buzz, Icel. hurr
   hurly-burly, MHG. hurren to hurry, and E. hurr, whir to
   hurry; all prob. of imitative origin.]
   1. To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on.
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            Impetuous lust hurries him on.        --South.
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            They hurried him abroad a bark.       --Shak.
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   2. To impel to precipitate or thoughtless action; to urge to
      confused or irregular activity.
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            And wild amazement hurries up and down
            The little number of your doubtful friends. --Shak.
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   3. To cause to be done quickly.

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