noun
Meaning 1
The act of one who hurries; hasty motion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
hurrying
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈhʌɹi.ɪŋ/
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/ˈhʌɹi.ɪŋ/ without the hurry–furry merger
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/ˈhɝ.i.ɪŋ/ with the hurry–furry merger
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US: hurry-furry Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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/ˈhʊɹi.ɪŋ/ NG-coalescence
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/ˈhʊɹi.ɪŋɡ/ without the NG-coalescence
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Scotland: /ˈhʌɾe.ɪŋ/
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New-Zealand: /ˈhɐɹi.əŋ/
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CMU ARPABET: HH ER1 IY0 IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of hurry
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
moving with great haste
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- affection for this hurrying driving...little man
- lashed the scurrying horses
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: scurrying
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
changing location rapidly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: speed, speeding
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: motion, movement, move
Narrower terms: acceleration, quickening, speedup, deceleration, scud, scudding
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.