Crossword clues for hurried
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.]
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To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on.
Impetuous lust hurries him on.
--South.They hurried him abroad a bark.
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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.
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To cause to be done quickly.
Syn: To hasten; precipitate; expedite; quicken; accelerate; urge.
Hurried \Hur"ried\, a.
Urged on; hastened; going or working at speed; as, a hurried writer; a hurried life.
Done in a hurry; hence, imperfect; careless; as, a hurried job. ``A hurried meeting.''
--Milton. -- Hur"ried*ly, adv. -- Hur"ried*ness, n.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
âdone in a rush,â 1660s, from past participle of hurry (v.). Related: Hurriedly.
Wiktionary
Done in a hurry; rushed. v
(en-pasthurry)
WordNet
See hurry
n. a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry; "in a hurry to lock the door" [syn: haste]
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste" [syn: haste, hastiness, hurriedness, precipitation]
the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book" [syn: haste, rush, rushing]
v. move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed" [syn: travel rapidly, speed, zip]
act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!" [syn: rush, hasten, look sharp, festinate]
urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!" [syn: rush] [ant: delay]
[also: hurried]
adj. moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste; "a hurried trip to the store"; "the hurried life of a city"; "a hurried job" [ant: unhurried]
Usage examples of "hurried".
She hurried through her ablutions and ordered a sustabar for breakfast.
Swearing under his breath, Ace hurried to help the abused woman to her feet.
Swearing under his breath, Ace hurried to help the young wife to her feet.
She hurried over to the other table, wondering what was wrong with the acorn on it.
I was too awestruck to know fear, too adulatory in my awe, but I knew the open area of the beach was not safe, and I hurried away from Espinal and the motionless column of blackhearts.
Paul had hurried to the side of the aeronaut, who raised his hand in greeting, while a smile broke over his anxious face.
But the balloon continued rapidly on its downward course, and, answering the barks with consoling words, the aeronaut hurried to the earth.
McDermitt and Chief Gerald hurried for the walled-in room aft of the escape trunk--the maneuvering room that was the control for the entire propulsion plant and would be a key space to secure in order to get the Tampa out on its own power.
As Alameda hurried out of the control room Pacino caught her eye, but the look on her face still belonged to the chief engineer.
Gulf Stream caught it and hurried it on, away from Alata, away from his homeland and away from the island of death.
An unpleasant tingling sensation that had nothing to do with the burning of his cheeks engulfed Alec briefly as he hurried downstairs.
Comfortably into his cups, the mayor waved agreeably and Alec hurried out.
With the understanding that they would close the deal when Alec brought the cart back, he hurried off to the Wheel.
Backing out through the curtain, Alec dumped the contents of the mortar into a parchment cone and hurried out past the crowd that had gathered in the street.
Thoroughly let down, Alec stole a last resentful look at the keep looming over the gorge, then hurried away after the others.