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A high-sounding word for "hurry" (3)

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hie

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'for hurry' is the definition.
(historical word meaning go quickly or hasten)

'a high-sounding' is the wordplay.
'sounding' shows a homophone (sound like).
'high' is a homophone of 'HIE'.

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(Other definitions for hie that I've seen before include "Be quick (lit.)" , "Make one's way quickly" , "Hurry" , "Go quickly (archaic)" , "Hasten" .)

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