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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hurl /hɜrl/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to throw or fling with great force or strength:hurled a brick through the window.
- to say with force, as by shouting:to hurl insults at the umpire.
n. [countable] - a powerful throw;
pitch.
hurl•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hurl (hûrl),USA pronunciation v.t. - to throw or fling with great force or vigor.
- to throw or cast down.
- to utter with vehemence:to hurl insults at the umpire.
v.i. - to throw a missile.
- Sport[Baseball.]to pitch a ball.
n. - a forcible or violent throw;
fling.
- 1175–1225; Middle English hurlen, equivalent. to hur- (perh. akin to hurry) + -len -le; akin to Low German hurreln to toss, Frisian hurreln to roar (said of the wind), dialect, dialectal German hurlen to roll, rumble (said of thunder)
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged cast, pitch.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hurl /hɜːl/ vb - (transitive) to throw or propel with great force
- (transitive) to utter with force; yell: to hurl insults
n - the act or an instance of hurling
Etymology: 13th Century: probably of imitative origin |