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hurry

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"Rush"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈhʌ.ɹi/Part of speech verb, nounSorted hrruyStarts with HEnds with Y1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. urge to an unnatural speed

Word origin

From Middle English horien (“to rush, impel”), probably a variation of hurren (“to vibrate rapidly, buzz”), from Proto-Germanic *hurzaną (“to rush”) (compare Middle High German hurren (“to hasten”), Norwegian hurre (“to whirl around”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”) (compare Latin currō (“to run”), Tocharian A kursär/Tocharian B kwarsär (“league; course”)). Related to hurr, horse, rush.

Used in a sentence

  • Why are you in such a big hurry?
  • There is no hurry on that paperwork.
  • At Alabama, Jedrick Wills Jr. anchored the right side of the offensive line for two years, allowing only one sack and three-and-a-half quarterback hurries on 714 snaps last season.

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