hurtle

American  

[hur-tl] / ˈhɜr tl /

verb (used without object)

hurtled, hurtling

1. to rush violently; move with great speed.

   The car hurtled down the highway.

   Synonyms:

   shoot, rush, race, fly, speed

2. 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.

3. Archaic. to strike together or against something; collide.

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verb (used with object)

hurtled, hurtling

1. to drive violently; fling; dash.

2. Archaic. to dash against; collide with.

noun

1. Archaic. clash; collision; shock; clatter.

hurtle British  

/ ˈhɜːtəl /

verb

1. to project or be projected very quickly, noisily, or violently

2. rare (intr) to collide or crash

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Etymology

Origin of hurtle

1175–1225; Middle English hurtle, equivalent to hurt ( en ) ( hurt ) + -le -le

Example Sentences

For he discovered skeleton, or as he describes it hurtling down the ice-covered track head first on a "very expensive tea tray."

From Barron's

Behind every shot of a luger hurtling around a bend or a freestyle skier twisting through thin air is a drone operator.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now, when I think about getting the answers I was desperate for…I feel like I’m hurtling into a part of the story I may not want to read.

From Literature

Orion barked and they hurtled faster and faster until they got to Ollie’s treasure room.

From Literature

But back in Cortina, one man is still watching visitors hurtle down racecourses, ski jumps and bobsled tracks.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• collide
• lunge
• scoot