hurries


hur·ry

H0331800 (hûr′ē, hŭr′-)v. hur·ried, hur·ry·ing, hur·ries v.intr. To move or act with speed or haste. See Synonyms at speed.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: hurried the delivery of the product.n. pl. hur·ries 1. Activity or motion that is often unduly hurried; haste: I forgot my gloves in my hurry to catch the bus. See Synonyms at haste.2. 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.]
hur′ri·er n.