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When from our better selves we have too long been parted by the hurrying world, and droop. Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired, how gracious, how benign is solitude.
William Wordsworth

Meaning of "hurrying" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HURRYING

hurrying  [ˈhʌrɪɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HURRYING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hurrying is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HURRYING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hurrying

Hurrying

A hurrier, also sometimes called a coal drawer or coal thruster, was a child or woman employed by a collier to transport the coal that they had mined. Women would normally get the children to help them because of the difficulty of carrying the coal. Common particularly in the early 19th century, the hurrier pulled a corf full of coal along roadways as small as 16 inches in height. They would often work 12 hour shifts, making several runs down to the coal face and back to the surface again. Some children came from the workhouses and were apprenticed to the colliers. Adults could not easily do the job because of the size of the roadways, which were limited on the grounds of cost and structural integrity. Hurriers were equipped with a "gurl" belt – a leather belt with a swivel chain linked to the corf. They were also given candles as it was too expensive to light the whole mine.

Definition of hurrying in the English dictionary

The definition of hurrying in the dictionary is the action of hastening or rushing.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HURRYING


blackberrying
ˈblækbərɪɪŋ
buying
ˈbaɪɪŋ
copying
ˈkɒpɪɪŋ
crying
ˈkraɪɪŋ
dairying
ˈdɛərɪɪŋ
dying
ˈdaɪɪŋ
flying
ˈflaɪɪŋ
lying
ˈlaɪɪŋ
outlying
ˈaʊtˌlaɪɪŋ
playing
ˈpleɪɪŋ
quarrying
ˈkwɒrɪɪŋ
saying
ˈseɪɪŋ
sheep-worrying
ˈʃiːpˌwʌrɪɪŋ
trying
ˈtraɪɪŋ
unhurrying
ʌnˈhʌrɪɪŋ
unvarying
ʌnˈveərɪɪŋ
unwearying
ʌnˈwɪərɪɪŋ
varying
ˈvɛərɪɪŋ
wearying
ˈwɪərɪɪŋ
worrying
ˈwʌrɪɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HURRYING

hurrah
hurray
hurricane
hurricane deck
hurricane lamp
hurricane season
hurricane warning
hurricane-force wind
hurried
hurriedly
hurriedness
hurrier
hurries
hurry
hurry-scurry
hurryingly
hurst
Hurstmonceux
hurt
hurter

WORDS THAT END LIKE HURRYING

accompanying
annoying
bullying
card-carrying
drying
frying
home-buying
horrifying
laying
nondrying
praying
prying
qualifying
quick-drying
role playing
role-playing
satisfying
spin-drying
terrifying
underlying

Synonyms and antonyms of hurrying in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HURRYING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hurrying» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of hurrying

Translation of «hurrying» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HURRYING

Find out the translation of hurrying to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hurrying from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hurrying» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

行色匆匆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

apresurándose
570 millions of speakers

English

hurrying
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जल्दी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التسرع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

торопясь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

apressando
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ত্বরা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

presser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bergegas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

eilen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

急いで
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

서두르고
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hurrying
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vội vã
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அவசரப்பட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घाईघाईने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

acelecilik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fretta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spiesząc
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кваплячись
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

grăbindu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βιαστικούς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

haastig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hasta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skynder
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hurrying

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HURRYING»

The term «hurrying» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.824 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HURRYING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hurrying

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9 QUOTES WITH «HURRYING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hurrying.
1
Sam Abell
'Woman on the Plaza,' with its distinct horizon, snow-like surfaces, wintry wall, stunning sunlight, sharp shadows, and hurrying figure, would become the most biographical of my photographs - an abstract image of the landscape and life of northern Ohio where I grew up and first practiced photography.
2
Willa Cather
What was any art but a mould in which to imprison for a moment the shining elusive element which is life itself - life hurrying past us and running away, too strong to stop, too sweet to lose.
3
Jean Cocteau
Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying.
4
Carl Honore
Sometimes it takes a wake-up call, doesn't it, to alert us to the fact that we're hurrying through our lives instead of actually living them; that we're living the fast life instead of the good life. And I think, for many people, that wake-up call takes the form of an illness.
5
Andrew Marvell
But at my back I always hear Time's winged chariot hurrying near.
6
Thomas S. Monson
Finding the real joy of Christmas comes not in the hurrying and the scurrying to get more done, nor is it found in the purchasing of gifts. We find real joy when we make the Savior the focus of the season.
7
Mary Steenburgen
There's just such a premium on hurrying, and the camera is the be all and end all, and the actors had better hurry up and get it right and get it done.
8
Tertullian
Indeed it is better to postpone, lest either we complete too little by hurrying, or wander too long in completing it.
9
William Wordsworth
When from our better selves we have too long been parted by the hurrying world, and droop. Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired, how gracious, how benign is solitude.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HURRYING»

Discover the use of hurrying in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hurrying and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Police: Hurrying! Helping! Saving!
Illustrations and rhyming text celebrate police officers and what they do, including giving directions, providing first aid, and directing traffic. By the author of Trains: Steaming! Pulling! Huffing!
Patricia Hubbell, 2008
2
Grandma's Hurrying Child
Grandma tells her grandchild the story of the child's birth and how they both hurried to make it there on time.
Jane Yolen, 2005
3
Hurrying toward Zion: universities, divinity schools, and ...
This is an important book, and one that ought to be read by anyone interested in theological education.
Conrad Cherry, 1995
4
Dark and Hurrying Days: Menzies' 1941 Diary
Menzies' 1941 Diary Robert Menzies. walk before bed to encourage the liver. If the liver is the source of sweat, it was certainly encouraged. Domestic note. Silk shirts are hopeless for the tropics. They are wet through in 5 minutes, and flap ...
Robert Menzies, 1993
5
Superbaby Syndrome: Escaping the Dangers of Hurrying Your Child
Evaluates products, programs, and philosophies related to parents' efforts to train children as achievers, advises on the helpfulness and harmfulness of each, and stresses the necessity for normal childhood
Jean Fitzpatrick, 1990
6
Sanders' Union Fifth Reader: Embracing a Full Exposition of ...
HURRYING ON. 1. " Hurrying on, hurrying on ! " Says a Voice that speaks from the works of God ; And the rolling Spheres, as they flame along O'er the glorious path of the great untrod, Take up the sound, and the strain prolong ; Nor cease ...
Charles Walton Sanders, 1870
7
The Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, with ...
HURRYING ON. Hnrrying on in the midst of excitement, Pushing extravagant projects through, Few of us know or pause ever to question— Ever to ask where we're hurrying to; Hurrying on over blessings unheeded, Chasing some joy, like the ...
Frank Moore, 1862
8
Rebel rhymes and rhapsodies, collected and ed. by F. Moore
HURRYING Off. 5 Few of us know or pause ever to question, Ever to ask where we 're hurrying to ; Hurrying on over blessings unheeded, Chasing some joy, like the butterfly, gone ; What is the good of our wonderful frenzy ? What is the use of  ...
Frank Moore, 1864
9
When Children Suffer: A Sourcebook for Ministry with ...
Hurried Children Another major cultural influence on development, documented by David Elkind,9 is the phenomenon of "hurrying." Elementary-age children, Elkind contends, are being hurried by parents, school systems, and the media.
Andrew D. Lester, 1987
10
The Hurrying Child
Maddy and her grandmother recount the story of the granddaughter's birth and how she was a hurrying child from the very first day she came into the world.
Jane Yolen, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HURRYING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hurrying is used in the context of the following news items.
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Dining out: Revisiting Ann's Snack Bar - Reporter Newspapers
We filed in at eleven o'clock on the dot, hurrying past the patio tables on the screened-in porch to claim one of the eight seats at the counter. «Reporter Newspapers, Jul 15»
2
Julie Jag, Out and About: Back in the saddle after the baby
She was supposed to be waiting at the finish line, however, and that was worth hurrying home for. Courage was more than happy to oblige, but ... «Santa Cruz Sentinel, Jul 15»
3
Robin Van Persie: Another Bizarre Transfer Window Twist …
Or is this all a confidence trick, a method of hurrying the move through by making everyone think it actually is done, so United might as well just ... «Football365.com, Jul 15»
4
Between the World and the Carceral State - Counterpunch
Most of all, instead of acting as if carceral policy is a loose shopping cart hurrying towards your car door in a Walmart parking lot, we would do ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
5
allAfrica.com: Uganda: Take Extra Care On the Road
You will not be helped by rubbing your face and hurrying up whatever you are doing, playing loud music or conversing with passengers you ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
6
Set-up man Casey Janssen pitching with something to prove - The …
By the time he lands, he is running toward the mound, where he bustles around as if someone wound him up too tight, hurrying back to the ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
7
Green City Market Chef's BBQ Highlights Farmers Who've Had …
If that happens, she said she'll be hurrying to replant crops "as there is no time to lose on that front." The barbecue, held on the grass at 1817 N. «DNAinfo, Jul 15»
8
The value of community - TheMountainMail.com: Community
I'll say, in Salida, motorists stop in the street to chat with friends, because their value is friendliness over hurrying on with business. «Mountain Mail Newspaper, Jul 15»
9
Caps counting on kids to fill centre-back void - Vancouver Sun
... seemingly oblivious to the club's media relations man and a flock of reporters hurrying after them. Surely, young centre backs Tim Parker and ... «Vancouver Sun, Jul 15»
10
Preview: Koresh Come Together Festival - PhiladelphiaDANCE.org
Guinto is hurrying to learn nearly 30 minutes of repertoire in time for the festival and it's heartening to hear the older company members ... «The Dance Journal, Jul 15»

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