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verb (used without object)
1.
to rush violently; move with great speed: The car hurtled down the highway.
2.
to move or go noisily or resoundingly, as with violent or rapid motion: The sound was deafening, as tons of snow hurtled down the mountain.
3.
Archaic. to strike together or against something; collide.
verb (used with object)
4.
to drive violently; fling; dash.
5.
Archaic. to dash against; collide with.
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noun
6.
Archaic. clash; collision; shock; clatter.
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Example Sentences
- Hurtle two stories toward the earth in a metal and plastic tube as others watch and, almost certainly, laugh.
- Another priority is making sure that the economy doesn't hurtle out of control.
- With ice-pick talons tucked under their chins, great grays hurtle headfirst into deep snow to snatch voles-diving with.
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Word Origin & History
hurtle
early 13c., hurteln, probably frequentative of hurten (see hurt). The essential notion in hurtle is that of forcible collision, in hurl that of forcible projection.
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