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
But for true diva status, you need to hurl a phone at an assistant (Naomi Campbell).
One landlord even paid somebody to hurl a Molotov cocktail into an apartment just to smoke out tenants and jack up rents.
“You demand loyalty from people, but you never show it,” he complained to the boss, prompting Ailes to hurl a water bottle at him.
Speed Read: 25 Extraordinary Roger Ailes Revelations From ‘The Loudest Voice in the Room’ | Lloyd Grove | January 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen it comes to the Syria conflict, recent developments may hurl us off the cliff.
Faking an illness is an accusation you would hurl at a third grader who wants to stay home from school.
Hillary Clinton Haters Hammered for Mocking Her Illness | Lauren Ashburn | January 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
It needed only an exertion of will for the soul to hurl the body ashore as wind drives paper; to waft it kite-fashion to the bank.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard KiplingHe waited until he was old and cold to hurl anathema against the human passions.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonThe most skilful in this exercise are some species of baboons, which can hurl branches, stones, or hard clods with much dexterity.
Man And His Ancestor | Charles MorrisHe could fly level now; every unit of force could be used for forward flight to hurl him onward faster and faster into the night.
Astounding Stories, May, 1931 | VariousAgain an ague of beauty caught him, and he needed to hurl himself full length upon the mats until the ecstacy was past.
The Dragon Painter | Mary McNeil Fenollosa
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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