HURTLE

Pronunciation (US):

• HURTLE (verb)
  The verb HURTLE has 3 senses:

1. move with or as if with a rushing sound
2. make a thrusting forward movement
3. throw forcefully

  Familiarity information: HURTLE used as a verb is uncommon.

• HURTLE (verb)

Meaning:

Move with or as if with a rushing sound

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

The cars hurtled by

Hypernyms (to "hurtle" is one way to...):

go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)

Sentence frame:

Something is ----ing PP

Meaning:

Make a thrusting forward movement

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

lunge; hurl; hurtle; thrust

Hypernyms (to "hurtle" is one way to...):

move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hurtle"):

dart (move with sudden speed)

riposte (make a return thrust)

Sentence frames:

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Meaning:

Throw forcefully

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

hurl; hurtle; cast

Hypernyms (to "hurtle" is one way to...):

throw (project through the air)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hurtle"):

crash; dash (hurl or thrust violently)

precipitate (hurl or throw violently)

catapult; sling (hurl as if with a sling)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Sentence example:

They hurtle the object in the water