hurtle
[hur-tl]
verb (used without object), hur·tled, hur·tling.
to rush violently; move with great speed: The car hurtled down the highway.
to move or go noisily or resoundingly, as with violent or rapid motion: The sound was deafening, as tons of snow hurtled down the mountain.
Archaic. to strike together or against something; collide.
verb (used with object), hur·tled, hur·tling.
to drive violently; fling; dash.
Archaic. to dash against; collide with.
noun
Archaic. clash; collision; shock; clatter.
Origin of hurtle
Synonyms for hurtle
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Related Words for hurtle
lunge, scoot, collide, shoot, fly, rush, bump, tear, race, push, spurt, speed, scrambleExamples from the Web for hurtle
Contemporary Examples of hurtle
Over the edge, you hurtle forward at a speed the human body was never meant to travel at.
As we hurtle together to the fiscal cliff, the Republicans are getting much the worse of the media battle.
Ice masses, especially ones the size of Canadian provinces, do not technically “hurtle.”
Historical Examples of hurtle
Stones and boulders began to hurtle from the mouth of the tunnel.
Books began to hurtle through the air and to fall upon the table.
The Tyranny of the DarkHamlin Garland
I looked out of the window to see and the car started to hurtle to the ground.
TillieRoger Phillips Graham
I am told also that Mr. Hurtle has been seen alive quite lately.
The Way We Live NowAnthony Trollope
"Mrs. Hurtle is out for the day," said the girl who opened the door.
The Way We Live NowAnthony Trollope
hurtle
verb
Word Origin for hurtle
C13 hurtlen, from hurten to strike; see hurt 1
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