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whurrying

whurrying is the present participle and gerund of whurry.

Meaning of whurry

Verb

whurry (third-person singular simple present whurries, present participle whurrying, simple past and past participle whurried)

  1. (obsolete) To scurry or hurry.
    • Whurrying the chariot with them to the shore.1632, John Vicars, The XII Aeneids of Virgil

Questions about whurrying

What is whurrying the present participle and gerund of?
Whurrying is the present participle and gerund of whurry.

Words near whurrying in the dictionary

  1. whurred
  2. whurried
  3. whurries
  4. whurring
  5. whurry
  6. whurrying
  7. whurs
  8. whush
  9. whushed
  10. whushes
  11. whushing

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