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- Dictionaryhurl/həːl/
verb
- 1. throw or impel (someone or something) with great force: "rioters hurled a brick through the windscreen"
noun
- 1. a ride in a vehicle; a lift: informal Scottish "hey pal, any chance of a hurl?"
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to throw something forcefully: The volcano hurled hundreds of tons of rock, ash, and dust into the air. He hurled (= shouted) insults at his boss. (Definition of hurl from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
The meaning of HURL is rush, hurtle. How to use hurl in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Hurl.
HURL meaning: 1. to throw something with a lot of force, usually in an angry or violent way: 2. to shout insults…. Learn more.
Hurl definition: to throw or fling with great force or vigor.. See examples of HURL used in a sentence.
1. To throw with great force; fling. See Synonyms at throw. 2. To cause to move with great force or violence: The bus's sudden stop hurled the passengers to the floor. 3. To send with great vigor; thrust: hurled the army against the enemy. 4. To utter vehemently: hurled insults at the speaker. 5. Slang To vomit (the contents of the stomach).
5 meanings: 1. to throw or propel with great force 2. to utter with force; yell 3. (hʌrl) Scottish to transport or be.... Click for more definitions.
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.
verb. /hɜːl/ /hɜːrl/ Verb Forms. [transitive] hurl something/somebody + adv./prep. to throw something/somebody violently in a particular direction. He hurled a brick through the window. Someone had hurled a grenade into the building. They hurled spears, screaming hideously.
Definitions of 'hurl' 1. If you hurl something, you throw it violently and with a lot of force. [...] 2. If you hurl abuse or insults at someone, you shout insults at them aggressively. [...] More. Conjugations of 'hurl' present simple: I hurl, you hurl [...] past simple: I hurled, you hurled [...] past participle: hurled. More. Synonyms of 'hurl'
hurl to throw something violently in a particular direction: Rioters hurled a brick through the car's windshield. fling to throw something somewhere with a lot of force, especially because you are angry or in a hurry: She flung the letter down onto the table.
