slovo | definícia |
hurrying (encz) | hurrying,pospíchající Jaroslav Šedivý |
hurrying (encz) | hurrying,posunování Jaroslav Šedivý |
hurrying (encz) | hurrying,smýkání Jaroslav Šedivý |
hurrying (encz) | hurrying,vlečení Jaroslav Šedivý |
Hurrying (gcide) | Hurry \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.
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Impetuous lust hurries him on. --South.
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They hurried him abroad a bark. --Shak.
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2. To impel to precipitate or thoughtless action; to urge to
confused or irregular activity.
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And wild amazement hurries up and down
The little number of your doubtful friends. --Shak.
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3. To cause to be done quickly.
Syn: To hasten; precipitate; expedite; quicken; accelerate;
urge.
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hurrying (wn) | hurrying
adj 1: moving with great haste; "affection for this hurrying
driving...little man"; "lashed the scurrying horses"
[syn: hurrying, scurrying]
n 1: changing location rapidly [syn: speed, speeding,
hurrying] |
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hurrying (encz) | hurrying,pospíchající Jaroslav Šedivýhurrying,posunování Jaroslav Šedivýhurrying,smýkání Jaroslav Šedivýhurrying,vlečení Jaroslav Šedivý |
Hurryingly (gcide) | Hurryingly \Hur"ry*ing*ly\, adv.
In a hurrying manner.
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hurrying (wn) | hurrying
adj 1: moving with great haste; "affection for this hurrying
driving...little man"; "lashed the scurrying horses"
[syn: hurrying, scurrying]
n 1: changing location rapidly [syn: speed, speeding,
hurrying] |
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