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hying

hying is the present participle and gerund of hie.

Meaning of hie

Verb

hie (third-person singular simple present hies, present participle hying or hieing, simple past and past participle hied)

  1. (intransitive, poetic) To hasten; to go quickly, to hurry.
    • But after her lover Amyntas hied.1599, “Fair Phyllis”, John Farmer (music)
  2. (poetic, reflexive) To hurry (oneself).
    • My husband hies him home.c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  3. (transitive) To urge (a horse) to the left with a cry of "hie".
    Antonyms:
    hup

See all 4 meanings of hie

Noun

hying (uncountable)

  1. haste

Questions about hying

What does hying mean?
Hying means haste.
What is hying the present participle and gerund of?
Hying is the present participle and gerund of hie.
What part of speech is hying?
Hying is a noun.

Words near hying in the dictionary

  1. hygrothermograph
  2. hygrothermographs
  3. hygrothermometer
  4. hygrothermometers
  5. hygrotolerant
  6. hying
  7. HYIP
  8. HYIPs
  9. hyke
  10. Hykeham
  11. hykes

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