hurtle
hurtle
Definition
hur·tle (hʉrt′'l)
intransitive verb -·tled, -·tling
- Archaic to dash (against or together) with great force or crushing impact; collide
- to move swiftly and with great force
Etymology: ME hurtlen, freq. of ME hurten: see hurt
transitive verb
to throw, shoot, or fling with great force; hurl
noun
Old Poet. the act of hurtling; collision; clash
hurtle
Synonyms
hurtle
v.
hurtle
Usage Examples
Object
- round: Takes a while to get used to steering the car, but a bit of patience will see you hurtling round the tracks.
Preposition: at
- speed: Then with a gigantic roar, the engines kicked to life, sending the Avenger hurtling forward at a tremendous, unthinkable speed.
Preposition: through
- air: The man was moving with easy, deadly grace, sending his opponents hurtling through the air.
- space: You are about to be threatened by a massive elemental force hurtling through space.
Preposition: towards
- earth: His analogy involves a comet hurtling toward the Earth.
- ground: Des pressed the button on the dashboard, and the Mini hurtled toward the ground.
Adjective complement
- past: I stood outside in the pine trees of the ancient churchyard, the cars hurtling past below on the busy road.
Modifying Another Word
- down: Several shutter clicks later we hurtled down to Weardale, where in St. John's Chapel, lunch was consumed.
- forward: The pack leader hurtled forward - eyes burning, jaws reaching for his throat.
- back: Tap the button on the top and like a tape measure the thing goes hurtling back into the unit.
- then: He then hurtles through the snow to Heathrow, arriving nearly a quarter of an hour after the others and finding them still planning.
Followed by an intransitive particle
- along: You needed to know why they were out there in deep space hurtling along at warp factor nine.
- around: Very rarely does following set of principles result in a driver hurtling around at OTT speeds.
- down: You immediately found yourself hurtling down through space at a great turn of knots!
- off: Just as the current started to pick up, I saw him hurtling off into deep water, chasing some shark.
- out: Tommy Wright knocked the ball past Davis who came hurtling out of his area.
Followed by a transitive particle
- down: Imagine hurtling down country lanes on your Mini Bike at speeds of thirty to forty miles an hour!
- around: These big family skis are just the job for hurtling around the lake.
Particle object:
Browse dictionary entries near hurtle
- hurtful
- hurt
- Hurston
- hurst
- hurrying
- hurry-scurry
- hurry
- hurriedly
- hurried
- hurricane lamp
- hurtleberry
- hurtless
- Hus
- husband
- husband-wife immunity
- husbandman
- husbandry
- hush
- Hush-a-Phone Decision
- hush-hush
