hurl
verb (used with object)
to throw or fling with great force or vigor.
hurled
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past participleof hurl.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof hurl.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
hurlverb (used with object)to throw or fling with great force or vigor.
Example Sentences
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One star is hurled away, while the other is captured into orbit around the black hole.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
His aerial ability was needed as Mexico hurled crosses into England's penalty area.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Maher said he brought with him to the dinner a list of almost five dozen epithets the president had hurled his way over the years, intending to ask Trump to sign it for him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
But as he hurled his partner high above the ice, he was thrown off balance by grammar and umlauts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
He tore a piece of wood from the splintering cabin wall and hurled it at the kraken.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
