hurry
/ˈhʌ.ɹi/ noun A1- A rushed action. · Why are you in such a big hurry?
- An urgency. · There is no hurry on that paperwork.
- An incidence of a defensive pressure that forces the quarterback to throw the ball earlier than intended or rush their decision, often leading to an incomplete pass or failed play.
- A tremolando passage for violins, etc., accompanying an exciting situation.
Plural hurries
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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It was all very well to say “Drink me,” but the wise little Alice was not going to do _that_ in a hurry.
It was the White Rabbit returning, splendidly dressed, with a pair of white kid gloves in one hand and a large fan in the other: he came trotting along in a great hurry, muttering to himself as he came, “Oh!
“I won’t indeed!” said Alice, in a great hurry to change the subject of conversation.
It sounded an excellent plan, no doubt, and very neatly and simply arranged; the only difficulty was, that she had not the smallest idea how to set about it; and while she was peering about anxiously among the trees, a little sharp bark just over her head made her look up in a great hurry.
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