- present participle of hurry.
hurrying
Example Sentences
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Bourses on the continent are hurrying to increase their competitiveness in an increasingly U.S.-dominated market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
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
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
Outside the core protest group, most students walking through Sproul Plaza paused only momentarily to take in the spectacle before hurrying on to class.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2024
They hadn’t yet caught their breath when a man came hurrying up to them.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
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