HURRY
What does "HURRY" mean?
To move or act with haste, or to make someone do so.
Meanings
- To move or do something more quickly than usual. We had to hurry to catch the last train.
- To urge or force someone to act faster. Stop hurrying me - I'll be ready in a minute.
- A state of urgency or eager haste. There's no hurry; the meeting was pushed to noon.
Word origin
First recorded around 1590 and likely imitative of bustling movement; Shakespeare is among the earliest writers to use it, and it may relate to the dialect word 'hurr', to snarl or whir.
Remember it
HURRY has a double R revving in the middle like an engine - rrr - urging you forward.
A little poem
Coat half on, keys lost,
the kettle still shrieking - then
the train, already gone.
haiku
Wordplay
- I told my friend to stop rushing me by spelling 'hurry' with two R's. He said the extra R was for 'right now.'
What it teaches
Hurry borrows speed from the future and pays it back in mistakes - move quickly, but rarely in a panic.
Quick facts
What does HURRY mean?
To move or act with haste, or to make someone do so.
Is HURRY a valid word?
Yes — HURRY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is HURRY?
HURRY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does HURRY come from?
First recorded around 1590 and likely imitative of bustling movement; Shakespeare is among the earliest writers to use it, and it may relate to the dialect word 'hurr', to snarl or whir.
What can HURRY teach us?
Hurry borrows speed from the future and pays it back in mistakes - move quickly, but rarely in a panic.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.