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- DictionaryHur·tle/ˈhərd(ə)l/
verb
- 1. move or cause to move at a great speed, typically in a wildly uncontrolled manner: "a runaway car hurtled toward them"
to move very quickly in a way that is not controlled and may be dangerous: The explosion sent pieces of glass and metal hurtling through the air. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence.
Hurtle definition: to rush violently; move with great speed. See examples of HURTLE used in a sentence.
2 days ago · 1. Archaic. to dash ( against or together) with great force or crushing impact; collide. 2. to move swiftly and with great force. verb transitive. 3. to throw, shoot, or fling with great force; hurl. noun. 4. OLD-FASHIONED, Poetic. the act of hurtling; collision; clash. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
Hurtle Definition. hûrtl. hurtled, hurtles, hurtling. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Verb. Noun. Filter. verb. hurtled, hurtles, hurtling. To dash ( against or together) with great force or crushing impact; collide. Webster's New World. To move swiftly and with great force. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English hur‧tle /ˈhɜːtl $ ˈhɜːr-/ verb [ intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if something, especially something big or heavy, hurtles somewhere, it moves or falls very fast All of a sudden, a car came hurtling round the corner. → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus hurtle • They drove through the...
Britannica Dictionary definition of HURTLE. 1. always followed by an adverb or preposition, [no object] : to move or fall with great speed and force. Boulders hurtled down the hill. comets hurtling through space. We kept to the side of the road as cars and trucks hurtled past us. — often used figuratively. a country hurtling toward disaster. 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. [ Archaic.]to strike together or against something; collide. v.t. to drive violently; fling; dash. [ Archaic.]to dash against; collide with. n. [ Archaic.]clash; collision; shock; clatter.
