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Hying

Hie \Hie\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hied; p. pr. & vb. n. Hying.] [OE. hien, hihen, highen, AS. higian to hasten, strive; cf. L. ciere to put in motion, call upon, rouse, Gr. ? to go, E. cite.] To hasten; to go in haste; -- also often with the reciprocal pronoun. [Rare, except in poetry] ``My husband hies him home.''
--Shak.

The youth, returning to his mistress, hies.
--Dryden.

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hying

n. haste vb. (present participle of hie English)

Usage examples of "hying".

One Morag had been hying to get her to throw out for ages, but it was one of Kyla's favorites and she wore it often.