HURRIES

Noun

hurries

plural of hurry

Verb

hurries

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hurry

Anagrams

• rushier

Source: Wiktionary

Hur"ries, n.

Definition: A staith or framework from which coal is discharged from cars into vessels.

HURRY

Hur"ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hurried; p. pr. & vb. n. Hurrying.] Etym: [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.]

1. To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on. Impetuous lust hurries him on. South. They hurried him abroad a bark. Shak.

2. 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. Shak.

3. To cause to be done quickly.

Syn.

– To hasten; precipitate; expedite; quicken; accelerate; urge.

Hur"ry, v. i.

Definition: To move or act with haste; to proceed with celerity or precipitation; as, let us hurry. To hurry up, to make haste. [Colloq.]

Hur"ry, n.

Definition: The act of hurrying in motion or business; pressure; urgency; bustle; confusion. Ambition raises a tumult in the soul, it inflames the mind, and puts into a violent hurry of thought. Addison.

Syn.

– Haste; speed; dispatch. See Haste.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition