Hur"ry (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Hurried (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Hurrying.] [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. 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. 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.
