hurl

[hurl]

verb (used with object)

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

   Synonyms: pitch, cast

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

/ hɜːl /

verb

1. (tr) to throw or propel with great force

2. (tr) to utter with force; yell

   to hurl insults

3. to transport or be transported in a driven vehicle

noun

1. the act or an instance of hurling

2. a ride in a driven vehicle

Other Word Forms

• hurler noun
• outhurl verb (used with object)
• unhurled adjective

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)

Word History and Origins

Origin of hurl¹

C13: probably of imitative origin

Example Sentences

Martin carried the can, but he didn't sign the players, he didn't hurl huge money, in Scottish terms, at players with, at best, questionable track records.

From BBC

An Irvine man was charged with hate crimes against Latino men, after allegedly hurling racial slurs, throwing hot coffee on someone and punching an elderly man.

From Los Angeles Times

Another man accused of assaulting pro-Palestinian demonstrators and hurling racial epithets at them was also granted diversion in July.

From Los Angeles Times

Earlier this month, she hurled a pen and some scathing words at a man who asked about her relationships with Offset and Diggs as she exited an Alhambra courthouse during her civil assault trial.

From Los Angeles Times

That thinking was upended on Tuesday, when Israel, arguably the U.S.’s top ally, dispatched warplanes and hurled 10 missiles at Hamas’ political office compound in the Qatari capital Doha.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• fire 
• fling 
• heave 
• lob 
• sling