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hurrying

/ˈhʌɹi.ɪŋ/ noun C2
  1. The act of one who hurries; hasty motion.

Plural hurryings

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No, she was not hurrying; it did not seem to him that she was particularly agitated.
The Valley of Fear, p. 48 · C1
Good-bye!” And she scampered out of sight, with all the mice hurrying after her.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 97 · B2
“I was hanging on the side of the table when Barker came hurrying down.
The Valley of Fear, p. 97 · C1
The roadway was blocked with the immense stream of commerce flowing in a double tide inward and outward, while the footpaths were black with the hurrying swarm of pedestrians.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 20 · B2

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