First Known Use: 12th century
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hie
verb \ˈhī\
hiedhy·ing or hie·ing
Definition of HIE
intransitive verb
: to go quickly : hasten
transitive verb
: to cause (oneself) to go quickly
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Origin of HIE
Middle English, from Old English hīgian to strive, hasten
Related to HIE
- Synonyms
- barrel, belt, blast, blaze, blow, bolt, bomb [slang], bowl, breeze, bundle, bustle, buzz, cannonball, careen, career, chase, course, crack (on), dash, drive, fly, hare, hasten, hurry, highball, hotfoot (it), hump, hurl, hurtle, hustle, jet, jump, motor, nip, pelt, race, ram, rip, rocket, run, rush, rustle, scoot, scurry, scuttle, shoot, speed, step, tear, travel, trot, whirl, whisk, zip, zoom
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