HURTLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does hurtle mean?
• 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.
Dictionary entry details
• 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
