hurl

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of HURL

to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth <that meal was so gross I thought I was going to hurl>

Synonyms barf, gag, heave, hurl, puke, retch, spew, spit up, throw up, upchuck

Related Words disgorge, regurgitate; eject, expel; nauseate

to proceed or move quickly <a fighter jet hurled through the sky>

Related Words beetle, dart, flit, scamper, scud, scuffle; stampede, streak, whiz (or whizz); gallop, jog, sprint; accelerate, quicken, step out; catch up, fast-forward, outpace, outrun, outstrip, overtake; arrow, beeline

Near Antonyms dally, dawdle, dillydally, drag, hang (around or out), lag, linger, loiter, poke, tarry; amble, lumber, plod, saunter, shuffle, stroll; decelerate, slow (down or up)

Antonyms crawl, creep, poke

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm <hurled snowballs at each other>

Synonyms cast, catapult, chuck, dash, fire, fling, heave, hurl, hurtle, launch, lob, loft, peg, pelt, pitch, sling, toss

Related Words bowl, dart, flip, gun, hook, pass, roll, shoot; buck, eject, impel, precipitate, project, propel, rifle, thrust

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