hurrying

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
16
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈhʌɹi.ɪŋ/
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/ˈhʌɹi.ɪŋ/ · /ˈhɝ.i.ɪŋ/ · /ˈhʊɹi.ɪŋ/ · /ˈhʊɹi.ɪŋɡ/ · /ˈhʌɾe.ɪŋ/ · /ˈhɐɹi.əŋ/

Definition of hurrying

2 senses · 2 parts of speech

verb

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of hurry
    “With a little manœuvring they contrived to meet on the doorstep which was […] in a boiling stream of passers-by, hurrying business people speeding past in a flurry of fumes and dust in the bright haze.”
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verb

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of hurry
    “With a little manœuvring they contrived to meet on the doorstep which was […] in a boiling stream of passers-by, hurrying business people speeding past in a flurry of fumes and dust in the bright haze.”

noun

  1. The act of one who hurries; hasty motion.
    “Consider the hurryings of Jesus from Caiaphas to Pilate; now he stands before Pilate where he was accused of sedition, seduction and usurpation.”

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