Hastening

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hasten \Has"ten\ (h[=a]s"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hastened}
     (h[=a]s"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hastening}
     (h[=a]s"'n*[i^]ng).]
     To press; to drive or urge forward; to push on; to
     precipitate; to accelerate the movement of; to expedite; to
     hurry.


     [1913 Webster]
  
           I would hasten my escape from the windy storm. --Ps.
                                                    lv. 8.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hastening
       adj : proceeding quickly or in haste; "to hastening ills a prey"-
             Oliver Goldsmith