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- DictionaryHurl/hərl/
verb
- 1. throw (an object) with great force: "rioters hurled a brick through the windshield of a car"
The meaning of HURL is rush, hurtle. How to use hurl in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Hurl.
HURL definition: 1. to throw something with a lot of force, usually in an angry or violent way: 2. to shout insults…. Learn more.
HURL meaning: 1. to throw something with a lot of force, usually in an angry or violent way: 2. to shout insults…. Learn more.
verb (used with object) to throw or fling with great force or vigor. Synonyms: pitch, cast to throw or cast down. to utter with vehemence: to hurl insults at the umpire.
1. to throw or fling with great force or vigor; cast. 2. to throw or cast down. 3. to utter with vehemence: to hurl insults at the umpire. v.i. 4. to throw a missile. n. 5. a forcible or violent throw; fling. [1175–1225; Middle English; compare Low German hurreln to toss] hurl′er, n.
When you hurl something, you throw it hard. You might hurl your shoe at a horrible bug if it suddenly scuttled across the floor. If you hurl a rock at a glass window, it will probably break, and if you hurl your trash in the direction of a garbage can, it may or may not land inside.
1. (transitive) to throw or propel with great force. 2. (transitive) to utter with force; yell. to hurl insults. 3. (hʌrl ) Scottish. to transport or be transported in a driven vehicle. noun.
A throw, especially a violent throw; a fling. He managed a hurl of 50.3 metres. A hurl of abuse.
to send something from your hand or hands through the air: to throw something violently in a particular direction: Rioters hurled a brick through the car's windshield. to throw something somewhere with a lot of force, especially because you are angry or in a hurry:
hurl. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English hurl /hɜːl $ hɜːrl/ verb 1 [ transitive always + adverb/preposition] to throw something with a lot of force, especially because you are angry Demonstrators were hurling bricks through the windows. He hurled a chair across the set, smashing lamps and vases. see thesaurus at throw 2 → ...
