verb
- past tense and past participle of 'hie'; to go quickly or hurry
Usage: literary or formal; often used with 'away' or directional phrases
Examples
- She hied away from the crowded marketplace.
- The messenger hied to the castle with urgent news.
- They hied themselves to the shelter before the storm arrived.
- He hied off to catch the last train.
- The children hied toward the ice cream truck.
- We hied back home as quickly as we could.