hie

Go with urgency

Hie is an archaic or literary verb meaning to go quickly or hasten: Hie thee hence!

It appears almost exclusively in older texts or deliberately old-fashioned speech, often with reflexive pronouns.

Shakespeare used it frequently.

Modern speakers rarely encounter it outside period literature or affectation.

speed

hasten

To accelerate or rush

  • hurryMove with urgency
  • rushQuick sudden movement
  • scurryHurried small-stepped motion

dash · sprint · bolt · scamper · hustle · race · fly · zoom · speed · dart

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Opposites
speed of movement

hiedawdle

Linger without purpose

tarry · linger · plod · amble · crawl

purposefulness/urgency

hiedally

Loiter without purpose

dawdle · tarry · loiter · linger · hang around

Family

hied

Familiarity
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G