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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Hur·ry v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hurried p. pr. & vb. n. Hurrying.]
 1. To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on.
    Impetuous lust hurries him on.   --South.
    They hurried him abroad a bark.   --Shak.
 2. To impel to precipitate or thoughtless action; to urge to confused or irregular activity.
 And wild amazement hurries up and down
 The little number of your doubtful friends.   --Shak.
 3. To cause to be done quickly.
 Syn: -- To hasten; precipitate; expedite; quicken; accelerate; urge.

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 hurrying
      adj : moving with great haste; "affection for this hurrying
            driving...little man"; "lashed the scurrying horses"
            [syn: scurrying]
      n : changing location rapidly [syn: speed, speeding]