verb
- present participle of 'hie'; to go quickly or hurry to a place
Usage: literary or formal; often used in the phrase 'hie away' or 'hie oneself'
Examples
- She was hying toward the station to catch her train.
- The messenger came hying down the corridor with urgent news.
- They hied themselves away from the storm.
- He is hying off to the meeting across town.
- The children were hying through the park on their way home.