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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hurl•ing (hûr′ling),USA pronunciation n. - the act of throwing or casting, esp. with great force or strength.
- Games, Sporta traditionally Irish game played by two teams of 15 players each on a rectangular field 140 yards (128 m) long, points being scored by hitting, pushing, carrying, or throwing the leather-covered ball between the goalposts at the opponent's end of the field with a wide-bladed stick resembling a hockey stick.
- Sport, Games(in parts of Britain, esp. Cornwall) a traditional, rural game in which two groups of players, using methods similar to those of football, vie for possession of a ball or other object and try to carry or hurl it into their own parish, village, farm, etc.
- 1350–1400; Middle English; see hurl, -ing1
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hurling /ˈhɜːlɪŋ/ n - a traditional Irish game resembling hockey and lacrosse, played with sticks and a ball between two teams of 15 players each
hurl /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 |