hurtle
pronunciation
How to pronounce hurtle in British English:
UK [ˈhɜ:tl]
How to pronounce hurtle in American English:
US [ˈhɜrtl]
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- Verb:
- move with or as if with a rushing sound
- make a thrusting forward movement
- throw forcefully
Word Origin
- hurtle (v.)
- early 14c., hurteln, "to crash together; to crash down, knock down," probably frequentative of hurten (see hurt (v.)) in its original sense. Intransitive meaning "to rush, dash, charge" is late 14c. The essential notion in hurtle is that of forcible collision, in hurl that of forcible projection. Related: Hurtled; hurtling.
Example
- 1. He snarled through clenched teeth , ready to hurtle himself across the balcony to maclaren .
- 2. Mr van der meer wanted to get particles to hurtle into each other head on .
- 3. Closed the computer , and hurtle to come downstairs .
- 4. In a solar storm , charged particles flare from the sun and hurtle into space .
- 5. Does he think park could be the next president ? " No way , " he exclaims as we hurtle into the traffic . " She 's a woman . "