hurtle
/ˈhɜɹt(ə)l/
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English
Meaning
verb
To propel or throw (something) hard or violently; to fling, to hurl.
Archaic; Literary; Transitive verb
verb
To cause (someone or something) to collide with or hit another person or thing; or (two people or things) to collide with or hit each other.
Archaic; Literary; Transitive verb
verb
To move rapidly, violently, or without control, especially in a noisy manner.
Intransitive verb; Literary
verb
Of a person or thing: to collide with or hit another person or thing, especially with force or violence; also, of two people or things: to collide together; to clash.
Archaic; Intransitive verb; Literary
verb
To make a sound of things clashing or colliding together; to clatter, to rattle; hence, to move with such a sound.
Archaic; Intransitive verb; Literary
Example Sentences
- "He hurtled the wad of paper angrily at the trash can and missed by a mile."
- "Soone as thoſe glitterand armes he did eſpye, / That vvith their brightneſſe made that darknes light, / His harmefull club he gan to hurtle hye, / And threaten batteill to the Faery knight; […]"
- "Such a curse on my head, in a manifest dread, / From the hand of your Zeus has been hurtled along!"
- "Away, thou east wind, snarling like a scold! / […] / Now, like sheep-shearer, from some mountain fold, / Thou hurtlest air with twisting, fleecy flakes / Of martial snow, that like a tyrant bold, / His pleasure in his neighbour's vineyard takes, / Nor careth for the wreck that everywhere he makes."
- "Only in solitude could that strong man give way to his emotions; and at first they rushed forth so confused and stormy, so hurtling one the other, that hours elapsed before he could serenely face the terrible crisis of his position."
- "The car hurtled down the hill at 90 miles per hour."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhɜɹt(ə)l/
- British English: /ˈhɜːtl̩/