About The Word Hurtle
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Hurtle
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What's The Definition Of Hurtle?
[v] throw forcefully
[v] make a thrusting forward movement [v] move with or as if with a rushing sound; "The cars hurtled by" Synonyms | Synonyms for Hurtle: cast | hurl | hurl | lunge | thrust Related Terms | Find terms related to Hurtle: assault | bang | bang into | bear | bear upon | bolt | boost | bowl | buck | bull | bulldoze | bump | bump against | bump into | bunt | butt | butt against | cannon | career | carom | carom into | cast | catapult | chuck | chunk | clash | collide | come into collision | concuss | confront each other | crack up | cram | crash | crash into | crowd | crump | crunch | dart | dash | dash into | dig | drive | elbow | encounter | fall foul of | fire | fling | flip | force | fork | foul | goad | haste | hasten | heave | hie | hit | hit against | hump | hump it | hurl | hurry | hurt | hustle | impinge | jab | jam | jerk | jog | joggle | jolt | jostle | knock | knock against | lance | launch | let fly | lob | make haste | meet | nudge | pass | peg | pelt | percuss | pile drive | pitch | pitchfork | plunge | poke | post | press | prod | punch | push | put | put the shot | race | ram | ram down | rattle | run | run against | run into | rush | scamper | scoot | scour | scramble | scud | scurry | scuttle | serve | shake | shoot | shoulder | shove | shy | sideswipe | skedaddle | slam into | sling | smack into | smash | smash into | smash up | snap | speed | step on it | stress | strike | strike against | tamp | tear | throw | thrust | tilt | toss | whomp See Also | anchor | cast anchor | catapult | crash | dart | dash | drop anchor | go | locomote | move | precipitate | sling | throw | travel Hurtle In Webster's Dictionary \Hur"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hurtled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Hurtling}.] [OE. hurtlen, freq. of hurten. See {Hurt}, v.
t., and cf. {Hurl}.]
1. To meet with violence or shock; to clash; to jostle.
Together hurtled both their steeds. --Fairfax.
2. To move rapidly; to wheel or rush suddenly or with
violence; to whirl round rapidly; to skirmish.
Now hurtling round, advantage for to take.
--Spenser.
Down the hurtling cataract of the ages. --R. L.
Stevenson.
3. To make a threatening sound, like the clash of arms; to
make a sound as of confused clashing or confusion; to
resound.
The noise of battle hurtled in the air. --Shak.
The earthquake sound Hurtling 'death the solid
ground. --Mrs.
Browning.
\Hur"tle\, v. t. 1. To move with violence or impetuosity; to whirl; to brandish. [Obs.] His harmful club he gan to hurtle high. --Spenser. 2. To push; to jostle; to hurl. And he hurtleth with his horse adown. --Chaucer. |
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