hurled; hurling
ˈhər-liŋ 
1
: to send or thrust with great vigor
the forces that were to be hurled against the Turks—
N. T. Gilroy
N. T. Gilroy2
: to throw down with violence
3
a
: to throw forcefully : fling
hurled the manuscript into the fire
hurled myself over the fence
b
4
: to utter with vehemence
hurled insults at the police
hurl
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Examples of hurl in a Sentence
Someone hurled a rock through the window.
He hurled a chair at me.
It looked like she was going to hurl herself down the stairs.
The protesters hurled insults at us.
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—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
Young sets the pair strange tasks, like hurling uncooked dough at a wall (possibly a reference to letting the people eat cake) or kissing each other through that same lump of dough, or screaming in an audience member’s face.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2025
There were 30 seconds left to the eighth round when Foreman hurled a looping swing against Ali on the ropes.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
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—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
Young sets the pair strange tasks, like hurling uncooked dough at a wall (possibly a reference to letting the people eat cake) or kissing each other through that same lump of dough, or screaming in an audience member’s face.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2025
There were 30 seconds left to the eighth round when Foreman hurled a looping swing against Ali on the ropes.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
Instagram functions more like a landing page nowadays, hurling content not to randos but to people who already follow the creator.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for hurl
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“Hurl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hurl. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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