Meaning & use
Hurrying
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Moving or acting with great haste; rushing.
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Commuters were hurrying to catch the last train of the night.
She kept hurrying the children along so they wouldn't be late for school.
A note on using this word
The present participle of 'hurry,' it can describe one's own rushed movement or the act of pressuring someone else to move faster.
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