hurl
verb (used with object)
to throw or fling with great force or vigor.
hurls
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present tense formof hurl (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The reason anyone who hurls themselves off a mountain for a living might perform such a procedure is a matter of aerodynamics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
But Curtis hurls herself into this schtick with gusto — say, demanding a ring light and lip plumper for her passport photo — and gets you laughing anyway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2025
These intimacy issues are compressed as tightly as a packed snowball, and I wanted to address them before that icy sphere hurls my way, potentially hitting me smack in the face.
From Salon ● Jan. 4, 2025
But if Mr. Macron doesn’t bend, he risks cementing his image as “Jupiter,” who hurls down orders from above and takes counsel from few, analysts say.
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2023
Space hurls outward, falconswift, mounting like an irreversible injustice, a final disease.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
