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Meanings of hurl in English

Portuguese
arremessar
Catalan
propulsar
Spanish
empujar

Make a thrusting forward movement.

arremessar
Portuguese
arremessar
Catalan
llençar
Spanish
arrojar

Throw forcefully.

Related terms
arremessar
Synonyms
Examples for "hurtle"
Examples for "hurtle"
1
Without this, the missile would hurtle to flaming destruction in the atmosphere.
Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung
2
Every muscle in my body tenses as I hurtle toward the ground.
Divergent
3
It was unpleasant, maybe, to hurtle through eight hundred feet of air.
South Wind
4
You can show how they hurtle, like this-He flickered his hands.
The Fortunate Youth
5
Players used to hurtling forward at every opportunity are having to learn.
The Guardian

To regurgitate the contents of the stomach.

A violent throw.

Usage of hurl in English
1
The citizens, however, are not convinced, and continue to hurl anti-Semitic insults.
The Irish Times
2
There was no question how far the giants could hurl their boulders.
The broken blade
3
Some young migrants and refugees appeared to hurl rocks at the guards.
The Guardian
4
He determines to reach El Paso, and hurl the Texans on California.
The Little Lady of Lagunitas: A Franco-Californian Romance
5
Near and far-off, the limitless wings of the tempest hurl and go
Alcyone
6
To 'hull' is to hurl in the dialect Paul spoke in youth.
Despair's Last Journey
7
The evidence of his clerk will hurl back the falsehood upon himself.
Frank's Campaign; Or, The Farm and the Camp
8
Suddenly the guns of the fortress hurl their deadly contents among them.
Mohammed Ali and His House
9
Clap in the chisel, or I'll hurl you off into the water.
Jack Tier; Or, The Florida Reef
10
I teach him to hurl the javelin and to drive a team.
Salammbo
11
Then did Paris hurl his spear and smite the shield of Menelaus.
Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) / Classic Tales and Old-F...
12
While the young man fills his glass, hurl we in his antecedents.
Foul Play
13
Do you think Atticus is going to hurl a thunderbolt at you?
Go Set a Watchman
14
I felt like I was going to hurl, but it passed quickly.
Heaven's Queen
15
Then I would scale the barrier and hurl myself over the side.
Ready Player One
16
He groped for a rock-fragment to hurl up at the rackety collie.
Further Adventures of Lad
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Hurl across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common