Plural of hurry
regular plural
The plural of hurry is hurries.
Forms of hurry
| Singular | hurry /ˈhʌ.ɹi/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | hurries |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Hurries in a sentence
- 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...
- Quick as thought, she hurries back to the young girl’s room, and starts shaking her awake.”1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 169. From the entry quick as thought
- The "super" or watch is passed to a stall, who hurries away, while the "dip" continues on the car.1909, Ignatz Leo Nascher, The Wretches of Povertyville: A Sociological Study of the Bowery, page 204. From the entry super
- Here, in a decaying cluster of buildings, the Winnipeg train turns gratefully back to the south and hurries to leave behind it the anonymous tangle of forests and muskegs.1952, Farley Mowat, People of the Deer, Key Porter, published 2005, page 2. From the entry muskeg
- Taking the long candlestick from the windowsill, she hurries to the betty lamp, pulls its wick out with the chain pick, and lights her candle from the bear fat flame.1999, J G Passarella, Wither, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 160. From the entry betty lamp
Meaning of hurry
- noun A rushed action.
- noun An urgency.
- noun 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.
Questions about the plural of hurry
- What is the plural of hurry?
- The plural of hurry is hurries.
- Is hurry countable?
- Hurry is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hurry (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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