Graduates hurl their caps in the air.
- An example of hurl is a pitcher flinging a baseball at the catcher.
- An example of hurl is a person loudly speaking insults to another person.
Hurl is defined as to throw or say something forcefully, or is slang for to vomit.
hurl
- to throw or fling with force or violence
- to cast down; overthrow
- to utter vehemently: to hurl insults
- Informal, Baseball to pitch
Origin of hurl
Middle English hurlen, probably of Old Norse echoic origin, originally as in Danish hurle, to whir, Norwegian hurla, to buzz- to throw or fling something
- to move with force or violence; rush
- Informal, Baseball to pitch
- Slang to vomit
a hurling
hurl
verb
hurled, hurl·ing, hurlsverb
transitive- To throw with great force; fling. See Synonyms at throw.
- To cause to move with great force or violence: The bus's sudden stop hurled the passengers to the floor.
- To send with great vigor; thrust: hurled the army against the enemy.
- To utter vehemently: hurled insults at the speaker.
- Slang To vomit (the contents of the stomach).
verb
intransitive- To move with great speed, force, or violence; hurtle.
- To throw something with force.
- Slang To vomit.
- Baseball To pitch the ball.
Origin of hurl
Middle English hurlenRelated Forms:
- hurl
noun
- hurl′er
noun
hurl
Verb
(third-person singular simple present hurls, present participle hurling, simple past and past participle hurled)
