haring
present participle ofhare
hare
verb[I+ adv/prep]
UKuk/heər/us/her/torunor go veryquickly, usually in anuncontrolledway:
Isawher haringoffdown theroadafter Molly.
Moving quickly
- agility
- beetle
- bowl down/alongsomething
- careen
- career
- gallop
- gun
- leg
- outsail
- pelt
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scrabble
- scramble
- scud
- shoot
- stampede
- ton
- trot
Examplesofharing
haring
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Haringwas also very active in the field of theoretical polemic from 1924 onwards.
From theCambridge English Corpus
We appear to have a very slow, tortoise-like evolution in our information and communication policy, whilst our costs areharingaway.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
This raises a wonderful picture in my mind of the village "bobby"haringround the countryside trying to seize a wild rabbit which has been turned loose.
From the
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Haringavoided diagnosis for many years, but he felt it coming even then.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Haringbecame interested in drawing and art at a very early age.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Haring's discography is difficult to trace, since many of the sides he performed on do not actually list his name.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Haring's diagnosis was never a secret; it was public knowledge and an accepted part of his persona in the media.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Haringnotes that there's more, all colorful and unique.
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