hurl
verb (used with object)
to throw or fling with great force or vigor.
is hurling
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present progressiveof hurl (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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He is hurling himself into innings, attacking bowling with the confidence of old, hitting the roofs of stadiums, sprinting runs, and setting the fielding standard in the deep.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2023
And in the stands, fellow parents can’t sit by idly when one of their own is hurling insults at the officials.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 25, 2022
What truly sets the Lexus Dugout Club apart, however, are the padded dugout seats—nay, thrones—that will make you feel as if Kershaw is hurling that 100-mph heatseeker right at your nachos.
From Golf Digest ● May 9, 2017
This is a pretty good description of what has happened to Jacob, whose past is hurling rubble at him throughout the book.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 9, 2016
Every comet is hurling onward to its death: destruction is its only end: and upon each line and tracery of the work of Aubrey Beardsley is the taint of decay.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 06 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Artists by Elbert Hubbard
