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.

OTHER WORDS FOR hurl

1 cast, pitch.

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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)

OTHER WORDS FROM hurl

hurler, nounouthurl, verb (used with object)un·hurled, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH hurl

hurdle, hurl , hurtle

Words nearby hurl

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

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How to use hurl in a sentence

But for true diva status, you need to hurl a phone at an assistant (Naomi Campbell).
Ariana Grande, This Is How to Be a Diva|Tim Teeman|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One landlord even paid somebody to hurl a Molotov cocktail into an apartment just to smoke out tenants and jack up rents.
The Celebrity You've Never Heard Of|Moral Courage|February 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“You demand loyalty from people, but you never show it,” he complained to the boss, prompting Ailes to hurl a water bottle at him.
Speed Read: 25 Extraordinary Roger Ailes Revelations From ‘The Loudest Voice in the Room’|Lloyd Grove|January 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When it comes to the Syria conflict, recent developments may hurl us off the cliff.
Mideast War in Our Time?|Jamie Dettmer|May 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Faking an illness is an accusation you would hurl at a third grader who wants to stay home from school.
Hillary Clinton Haters Hammered for Mocking Her Illness|Lauren Ashburn|January 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It needed only an exertion of will for the soul to hurl the body ashore as wind drives paper; to waft it kite-fashion to the bank.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
He waited until he was old and cold to hurl anathema against the human passions.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
The most skilful in this exercise are some species of baboons, which can hurl branches, stones, or hard clods with much dexterity.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
He could fly level now; every unit of force could be used for forward flight to hurl him onward faster and faster into the night.
Astounding Stories, May, 1931|Various
Again an ague of beauty caught him, and he needed to hurl himself full length upon the mats until the ecstacy was past.
The Dragon Painter|Mary McNeil Fenollosa

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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