1. To cause to move or act with speed or haste: hurried the children to school.2. To cause to move or act with undue haste; rush: was hurried into marriage.3. To speed the progress or completion of; expedite. See synonyms at speed.
NOUN:
Inflected forms: pl. hur·ries 1. The act or an instance of hurrying; hastened progress. 2. Activity or motion that is often unduly hurried; haste. See synonyms at haste. 3. The need or wish to hurry; a condition of urgency: in no hurry to leave.
ETYMOLOGY:
Possibly Middle English horien, perhaps variant of harien, to harass. See harry.
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