hurry

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English horien (“to rush, impel”), probably a variation of hurren (“to vibrate rapidly, buzz”), from Proto-Germanic *hurzaną (“to rush”) (compare Middle High German hurren (“to hasten”), Norwegian hurre (“to whirl around”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”) (compare Latin currō (“I run”), Tocharian A kursär/Tocharian B kwarsär (“league; course”)). Related to hurr, horse, rush. Alternative etymology derives hurry as a variant of harry. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhʌ.ɹi/ (US, without the hurry–furry merger) IPA(key): /ˈhʌ.ɹi/ (US, hurry–furry merger) IPA(key): /ˈhɝ.i/ (Northern England) IPA(key): /ˈhʊ.ɹi/ (Indic) IPA(key): /həˈri/ Rhymes: -ʌɹi Rhymes: -ʊəɹi === Noun === hurry (countable and uncountable, plural hurries) Rushed action. Urgency. (American football) an incidence of a defensive player forcing the quarterback to act faster than the quarterback was prepared to, resulting in a failed offensive play. (music) A tremolando passage for violins, etc., accompanying an exciting situation. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === hurry (third-person singular simple present hurries, present participle hurrying, simple past and past participle hurried) (intransitive) To do things quickly. (intransitive) Often with up, to speed up the rate of doing something. (transitive) To cause to be done quickly. (transitive) To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on. (transitive) To impel to precipitate or thoughtless action; to urge to confused or irregular activity. (mining) To put: to convey coal in the mine, e.g. from the working to the tramway. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:rush ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also ===