- present participle of hurry.
hurrying
Example Sentences
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Hamstring injuries are finicky, especially for a mobile quarterback, and hurrying back from one is never smart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025
Nepalis who once came to India in search of work are now hurrying back across the border, as the nation reels with its worst unrest in decades.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2025
Houses and hills ablaze, people abandoning homes and cars, walking down the hill toward the sea and hurrying along Pacific Coast Highway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 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
I was returning to the temple one evening, hurrying so that I should be in good time for the meal, when I heard someone running after me, shouting something I could not understand.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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