- present participle of hurry.
hurrying
Example Sentences
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The first thing he noticed was that she failed to follow the scrubbing protocol, hurrying over her fingers and nails, finishing in a minute when everyone else took at least three.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025
"This is a last chance mission because Europe senses that things are hurrying up - they are afraid that this could be done too quickly and badly," Mr Maillard said.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2025
We’re most vulnerable when we’re hurrying to check things off the to-do list and get a good deal, especially one too good to be true.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2024
Gifford, 70, was injured while hurrying to the door and “it didn’t take much, because I was weak in that spot.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2024
The woman was already hurrying down the path toward the henhouse.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
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