Synonyms for hie
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To hasten; to go quickly, to hurry.
Forms
- Past participle
- hied
e.g. hied → hastened, rushed, sped, hasted…
Example sentences
- hotfoot The metro is five minutes away if you hotfoot it.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| hie | falling | |
| hotfoot | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- run1
- 4 letters
- race1, rush1, scud1
- 5 letters
- speed1, haste1
- 6 letters
- hasten2
- 7 letters
- scamper2, hotfoot
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hasten2 = 2 syllables).