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hurl

[ hurl ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to throw or fling with great force or vigor.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. to throw or cast down.
  3. to utter with vehemence:

    to hurl insults at the umpire.



verb (used without object)

  1. to throw a missile.
  2. Baseball. to pitch a ball.

noun

  1. a forcible or violent throw; fling.

hurl

/ ɜː /

verb

  1. tr to throw or propel with great force
  2. tr to utter with force; yell

    to hurl insults

  3. ʌ to transport or be transported in a driven vehicle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act or an instance of hurling
  2. ʌ a ride in a driven vehicle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܰ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ܰİ noun
  • dzܳhܰ verb (used with object)
  • ܲ·ܰ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hurl1

1175–1225; Middle English hurlen, equivalent to hur- (perhaps akin to hurry ) + -len -le; akin to Low German hurreln to toss, Frisian hurreln to roar (said of the wind), dialectal German hurlen to roll, rumble (said of thunder)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hurl1

C13: probably of imitative origin
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Example Sentences

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Today, Mexico is once again locked in battle with the United States, this time facing an American president who is hurling insults, tariffs and threatening U.S. drone strikes here.

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As the two drove away, someone hurled a rock at the driver’s side window, the dashcam footage shows.

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“Stranger Things” hurls the art form into Dungeons & Dragons territory.

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Superstar Brazil footballer Neymar looked bemused, caught in the middle of a face-off as the pair hurled abuse at each other.

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Later, Violet is hurled across a table and the camera comes with her, skidding down to the floor.

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