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Hie vs Harry - What's the difference?

hie | harry |

As verbs the difference between hie and harry

is that hie is to hasten; to go quickly, to hurry while harry is to bother; to trouble.

As a noun hie

is haste; diligence.

As a proper noun Harry is

a given name derived from Germanic, also used as a pet form of Henry and Harold.

hie

English

Verb

  • (poetic) To hasten; to go quickly, to hurry.
  • * Dryden
    • The youth, returning to his mistress, hies .
  • (reflexive, poetic) To hurry (oneself).
  • * Shakespeare
    • My husband hies him home.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Haste; diligence.

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    harry

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To bother; to trouble.
    • We shall harry the enemy at every turn until his morale breaks and he is at our mercy.
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    • (Shakespeare)
  • To strip; to lay waste.
    • The Northmen came several times and harried the land.
  • * Washington Irving
    • to harry this beautiful region
  • * J. Burroughs
    • A red squirrel had harried the nest of a wood thrush.

    Synonyms

    * bother, disturb, harass, trouble, worry

    Derived terms

    * harrier ----