Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hurrying

/ˈhʌɹi.ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: hur-ry-ing
IPA: /ˈhʌɹi.ɪŋ/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of hurry

noun

The act of one who hurries; hasty motion.

Example Sentences

"With a little manœuvring they contrived to meet on the doorstep which was […] in a boiling stream of passers-by, hurrying business people speeding past in a flurry of fumes and dust in the bright haze."
"Consider the hurryings of Jesus from Caiaphas to Pilate; now he stands before Pilate where he was accused of sedition, seduction and usurpation."

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈhʌɹi.ɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

hurryings (plural)

Derived Forms

hurryingly unhurrying

Synonyms

scurrying speed speeding

Rhymes With

worrying scurrying currying

Questions

How do you pronounce hurrying?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhʌɹi.ɪŋ/.
What does hurrying mean?: present participle and gerund of hurry

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