hurl

[ hurl ]

/ hɜrl /

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verb (used with object)

to throw or fling with great force or vigor.

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.

Words nearby hurl

hurdies, hurdle, hurdle rate, hurds, hurdy-gurdy, hurl, hurler's syndrome, hurley, hurling, hurloid facies, hurly

Origin of hurl

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)

SYNONYMS FOR hurl

1 cast, pitch.

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OTHER WORDS FROM hurl

hurl·er, nounout·hurl, verb (used with object)un·hurled, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH hurl

hurdle hurl hurtle

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Example sentences from the Web for hurl

But for true diva status, you need to hurl a phone at an assistant (Naomi Campbell).
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“You demand loyalty from people, but you never show it,” he complained to the boss, prompting Ailes to hurl a water bottle at him.
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When it comes to the Syria conflict, recent developments may hurl us off the cliff.
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The men formed a human bulldozer, forcing back agitators who sought to hurl rocks and bottles at the cops.
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But for Germany, France, England to fight, to hurl millions of men at each other!
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My friend now began to hurl stones at it, but it easily dodged them.
Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers|John Burroughs
Does any one want her, if you do, say so, and I will hurl her down!
The Mark of the Beast|Sidney Watson
Seize the favourite and hurl him among the sands of burning Libya, so that he may perish by inches.
Faustus|Friedrich Maximilian von Klinger
To ward off these calamities, "I will hurl myself like a Leonidas into the breach."
Jefferson and his Colleagues|Allen Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for hurl

hurl

/ (hɜːl) /

verb

(tr) to throw or propel with great force

(tr) to utter with force; yellto hurl insults

(hʌrl) Scot to transport or be transported in a driven vehicle

noun

the act or an instance of hurling

(hʌrl) Scot a ride in a driven vehicle

Derived forms of hurl

hurler, noun

Word Origin for hurl

C13: probably of imitative origin

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hurl

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verb (used without object)

noun

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Origin of hurl

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verb

noun

Derived forms of hurl

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