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hurl

[hurl]

verb (used with object)

  1. to throw or fling with great force or vigor.

    Synonyms: ,
  2. to throw or cast down.

  3. to utter with vehemence.

    to hurl insults at the umpire.



verb (used without object)

  1. to throw a missile.

  2. Baseball.to pitch a ball.

noun

  1. a forcible or violent throw; fling.

hurl

/ ɜː /

verb

  1. (tr) to throw or propel with great force

  2. (tr) to utter with force; yell

    to hurl insults

  3. to transport or be transported in a driven vehicle

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act or an instance of hurling

  2. a ride in a driven vehicle

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • hurler noun
  • outhurl verb (used with object)
  • unhurled adjective
  • ˈܰ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hurl1

1175–1225; Middle English hurlen, equivalent to hur- (perhaps akin to hurry ) + -len -le; akin to Low German hurreln to toss, Frisian hurreln to roar (said of the wind), dialectal German hurlen to roll, rumble (said of thunder)
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hurl1

C13: probably of imitative origin
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There, protesters have burned driverless Waymo vehicles, hurled rocks and bottles at police and National Guard members, and shut down the 101 Freeway.

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As hundreds have protested peacefully for days, some have taken the opportunity to burglarize businesses or hurl things at law enforcement while hidden within the crowd.

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“If people want to hurl insults, we will protect that,” he said.

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Videos posted on social media also show protesters along the 101 freeway hurling concrete and other heavy items onto California Highway Patrol cruisers.

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Some members of the crowd hurled water bottles and glass bottles at officers, and the windshield of a department vehicle shattered after it was struck by a projectile.

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