hurtle
verb (used without object)
to rush violently; move with great speed.
hurtled
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past participleof hurtle.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 hurtle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
hurtleverb (used without object)to rush violently; move with great speed.
Example Sentences
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Pursuing three doomed relationships, she hurtled from her 30s, still dreaming of a husband and child, to her early 50s, with severely constricted options.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Sprinting robots hurtled themselves full-speed into a wall like Forrest Gump with a death wish.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
And as the capsule hurtled back to Earth, it experienced temperatures half as hot as the surface of the Sun.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
Pilot Jakob Mandlbauer was stretchered off after the bob hurtled down the track for a good 30 seconds on its side.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026
Seabiscuit shook free and hurtled into the homestretch alone as the field fell away behind him.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
