Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hurling

/hˈɝlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.14 in modern English

Syllables: hurl-ing
IPA: /hˈɝlɪŋ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act by which something is hurled or thrown.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An Irish game of ancient Celtic origin. It is played with an ash stick called a hurley (camán in Irish) and a hard leather ball called a sliotar.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A Cornish street game resembling rugby, played with a silver ball.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of hurl

Example Sentences

"In Mr. J. C. Hotten’s Life, and in Mr. A. W. Ward’s admirable monograph in the “English Men of Letters” Series, a paper of mine called “Pincher Astray” is attributed to Dickens."

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Sports.

Inflected Forms

hurlings (plural)

Phrases

Cornish hurling hurling and burling senior hurling

Homonyms

herling

Rhymes With

sterling curling stirling swirling twirling whirling yearling sperling unfurling burling pearling spurling

Questions

How do you pronounce hurling?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɝlɪŋ/.
What does hurling mean?: The act by which something is hurled or thrown.

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