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hurl
[ hurl ]
verb (used with object)
- to throw or fling with great force or vigor.
Synonyms: ,
- to throw or cast down.
- to utter with vehemence:
to hurl insults at the umpire.
verb (used without object)
- to throw a missile.
- Baseball. to pitch a ball.
noun
- a forcible or violent throw; fling.
hurl
/ ɜː /
verb
- tr to throw or propel with great force
- tr to utter with force; yell
to hurl insults
- ʌ to transport or be transported in a driven vehicle
noun
- the act or an instance of hurling
- ʌ a ride in a driven vehicle
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Derived Forms
- ˈܰ, noun
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Other Word Forms
- ܰİ noun
- dzܳhܰ verb (used with object)
- ܲ·ܰ adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hurl1
C13: probably of imitative origin
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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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