English dictionary

hurtle

/'h/[@]/rt/-/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

move with or as if with a rushing sound

verb.motion

Examples
The cars hurtled by.

Source: WordNet 3.0
make a thrusting forward movement

verb.motion

Synonyms hurl lunge thrust

Source: WordNet 3.0
throw forcefully

verb.contact

Synonyms cast hurl

Source: WordNet 3.0
To meet with violence or shock; to clash; to jostle.

verb

Source: webster1913
To move with violence or impetuosity; to whirl; to brandish.

verb

Source: webster1913