Crossword clues for hurrying
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.
Wiktionary
n. The act of one who hurries; hasty motion. vb. (present participle of hurry English)
WordNet
Wikipedia
A hurrier, also sometimes called a coal drawer or coal thruster, was a child or woman employed by a collier to transport the coal that they had mined. Women would normally get the children to help them because of the difficulty of carrying the coal. Common particularly in the early 19th century, the hurrier pulled a corf (basket or small wagon) full of coal along roadways as small as 16 inches in height. They would often work 12-hour shifts, making several runs down to the coal face and back to the surface again.
Some children came from the workhouses and were apprenticed to the colliers. Adults could not easily do the job because of the size of the roadways, which were limited on the grounds of cost and structural integrity. Hurriers were equipped with a "gurl" belt – a leather belt with a swivel chain linked to the corf. They were also given candles as it was too expensive to light the whole mine.
Usage examples of "hurrying".
Cahra hesitated a moment, studying the three strangers before hurrying after her father.
The flames extinguished instantly, and without a word the figure lowered its head and dashed past Lukien, hurrying back toward Grimhold.
But when the soldier had burst in with his story, Akeela had nearly fainted, hurrying to the throne to sit down.
Kulgan came hurrying behind the Duke, having been alerted by the general commotion in the courtyard.
The remounts and guards would be hurrying to the meeting places from the Jonril garrison, maintained by Bellamy and Tolburt of Tulan near the edge of the great forests.
Everywhere he looked, people were hurrying about on unknown tasks, busy and preoccupied.
A moment later the first Tsurani came into view, hurrying along on a course that angled off to the northwest.
Without hurrying, he turned and began walking away to cheers from the watching Tsurani.
Roland charged into the Tsurani, soldiers of the keep hurrying behind.
Servants could be seen hurrying along the upper levels, but there appeared to be no one else in the garden, or at least that portion they had crossed.
He hobbled away, and I could see him hurrying, as well as he could, down the steps.
Wherever he may be in the Black Sea, the Count is hurrying to his destination.
Van Helsing is laconic, he tells the farmers that he is hurrying to Bistritz, and pays them well to make the exchange of horses.
Straight in front of us and not far off, in fact so near that I wondered we had not noticed before, came a group of mounted men hurrying along.
As we travelled we were overtaken by thousands of warriors hurrying up to Loo to be present at the great annual review and festival, and more splendid troops I never saw.