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hurries

hurries is the plural of hurry.

hurries is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hurry.

Meaning of hurry

Noun

hurry (countable and uncountable, plural hurries)

  1. A rushed action.
    • Why are you in such a big hurry?
  2. An urgency.
    • There is no hurry on that paperwork.
  3. 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.
    • 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.2020 April 23, Ken Belson, Ben Shpigel, “Full Round 1 2020 N.F.L. Picks and Analysis”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on...
  4. A tremolando passage for violins, etc., accompanying an exciting situation.

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Phrases with hurries

Questions about hurries

What is hurries the plural of?
Hurries is the plural of hurry.

Words near hurries in the dictionary

  1. hurried up the cakes
  2. hurriedly
  3. hurriedness
  4. hurrier
  5. hurriers
  6. hurries
  7. hurries up
  8. hurries up and waits
  9. hurries up the cakes
  10. hurring
  11. hurriquake

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