hurtle
verb (used without object)
to rush violently; move with great speed.
hurtles
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present tense formof hurtle (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Pocognoli needs more from the Tartan Army talisman as he hurtles towards a century of caps - he's on 91.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
While Hurricane Polo hurtles around the Pacific, there isn't a trace of the usual cyclones off Mexico's opposite coast, near Solis's native Yucatan.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
For public companies, so-called “related-party transactions” are publicly disclosed in regulatory filings, but Altman’s personal investments remain opaque as OpenAI hurtles towards a public listing later this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
A few months and one tutorial from Anthropic’s Claude AI model later, Marks’s latest investment memo has the header “AI hurtles ahead.”
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026
Hours later, he wakes to see the silhouette of an airplane blot stars as it hurtles east.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
