Definitions for hurry

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hurry hur·ry

Spelling: [hur-ee, huhr-ee]

IPA: /ˈhɜr i, ˈhʌr i/

Hurry is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 16 anagrams from letters in hurry (hrruy).

Definitions for hurry

noun

1. a state of urgency or eagerness:
2. hurried movement or action; haste.

verb (used with object)

1. to drive, carry, or cause to move or perform with speed.
2. to hasten; urge forward (often followed by up).
3. to impel or perform with undue haste:

verb (used without object)

1. to move, proceed, or act with haste (often followed by up):

Origin of hurry

1580-90; expressive word of uncertain origin, compare Middle English horyed (attested once) rushed, impelled, Middle High German hurren to move quickly

Examples for hurry

They also want the administration to hurry up and decide how it plans to go after the group, both in Iraq and in Syria.

And so some long-standing policies have changed dramatically and in a hurry.

So hurry up and get out of here, if you know what's good for you!

The public is demanding the resignation of the members who called out, “Hey you, should hurry up and get married!”

Even now, Burke did not look up, and his pen continued to hurry over the paper.

Now hurry into your dressing gown and let's begin our letters.

Let me fix your hair and we'll hurry to Vinton's as fast as ever we can.

I could complain about how, two out of eight episodes in, Agent Carter is in no hurry to introduce its real villain.

Johnson indicated the school was in no hurry to unveil a new nickname or logo.

God does not hurry such: have we enough of hope for them, or patience with them?