First Known Use: 14th century
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hurtle
verb hur·tle \ˈhər-təl\
: to move or fall with great speed and force
: to cause (something or someone) to move or go with great speed and force
hur·tledhur·tling \ˈhərt-liŋ, ˈhər-təl-iŋ\
Full Definition of HURTLE
intransitive verb
: to move rapidly or forcefully
transitive verb
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Origin of HURTLE
Middle English hurtlen to collide, frequentative of hurten to cause to strike, hurt
Related to HURTLE
- Synonyms
- barrel, belt, blast, blaze, blow, bolt, bomb [slang], bowl, breeze, bundle, bustle, buzz, cannonball, careen, career, chase, course, crack (on), dash, drive, fly, hare, hasten, hie, highball, hotfoot (it), hump, hurl, hurry, hustle, jet, jump, motor, nip, pelt, race, ram, rip, rocket, run, rush, rustle, scoot, scurry, scuttle, shoot, speed, step, tear, travel, trot, whirl, whisk, zip, zoom
HURTLE Defined for Kids
hurtle
verb hur·tle \ˈhər-təl\
hur·tledhur·tling
Definition of HURTLE for Kids
: to move or fall with great speed or force <Rocks hurtled down the hill.>
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