hurl
to throw or fling with great force or vigor.
to throw or cast down.
to utter with vehemence: to hurl insults at the umpire.
to throw a missile.
Baseball. to pitch a ball.
a forcible or violent throw; fling.
Origin of hurl
1Other words for hurl
Other words from hurl
- hurler, noun
- outhurl, verb (used with object)
- un·hurled, adjective
Words that may be confused with hurl
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How to use hurl in a sentence
It is he was young and comely and strong, the best reaper and the best hurler.
Seven Short Plays | Lady GregoryThe blow given by a hurler to the ball with his caman or hurley is always called a puck.
English As We Speak It in Ireland | P. W. JoyceWe know thee not, but thou art a good hurler and not otherwise, as we think, unmeet to bear us company.
The Coming of Cuculain | Standish O'GradyThe Greeks referred the flash of lightning to Zeus, the lightning-hurler.
Elements of Folk Psychology | Wilhelm WundtBy-the-by, I see you have made use of the word 'howl' (hurler).
An Englishman in Paris | Albert D. (Albert Dresden) Vandam
British Dictionary definitions for hurl
/ (hɜːl) /
(tr) to throw or propel with great force
(tr) to utter with force; yell: to hurl insults
(hʌrl) Scot to transport or be transported in a driven vehicle
the act or an instance of hurling
(hʌrl) Scot a ride in a driven vehicle
Origin of hurl
1Derived forms of hurl
- hurler, noun
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