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- pronunciation:
- huh
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- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- in a hurry
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Grammatical Patterns
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
hurries, hurrying, hurried |
| definition: |
to move or act with speed; hasten (sometimes fol. by "up").
If we don't hurry up, we'll miss the train.He had overslept, and now he was hurrying to get dressed.[verb + infinitive
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- synonyms:
- hasten, make haste, rush, speed up
- antonyms:
- dawdle, delay, dilly-dally, slow, tarry
- similar words:
- bustle, chase, course, fly, hightail, hotfoot, hustle, scurry, skedaddle, tear
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| related words: |
bucket, career, dart, flit, race, run, scramble, scuttle |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to cause or urge (someone) to move or act quickly.
The subway train hurried them to work.She hurried the children on their way.- synonyms:
- hasten, rush
- antonyms:
- slow
- similar words:
- hustle, speed
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| definition 2: |
to cause or urge (someone) to do something with undue haste.
He hurried her into marriage before she was ready.She refuses to hurry herself when she's making an important decision.- synonyms:
- rush
- antonyms:
- ease
- similar words:
- hustle, push
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| related words: |
accelerate, course, express, quicken, race, speed |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
hurries |
| definition: |
a state or condition of haste or urgency.
I can't talk now because I'm in a hurry.- synonyms:
- rush
- similar words:
- haste, hurry-scurry, urgency
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| related words: |
celerity |
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| phrase: |
in a hurry |
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