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hurtle

verb

  1. move very fast
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈhɜːtl̩/ / /ˈhɜɹt(ə)l/ / [-ɾ(ə)l]

noun

Etymology: See hurdle.

  1. Misspelling of hurdle.

verb

Etymology: The verb is derived from Middle English hurtelen, hurtlen (“to cast, hurl, throw; to charge at; to clash in combat, fight; to collide; to injure; to knock down; to propel, push, thrust; to rush; to stumble”) [and other forms], from hurten (“to injure, wound, hurt (physically or figuratively); to damage, impair; to hurt one’s feelings, humiliate; to receive an injury; to collide into; to propel, push, thrust; to stumble”) (see further at English hurt (verb)) + -el-, -elen (frequentative suffix). The English word is analysable as hurt (“(obsolete) to knock; to strike”) + -le (frequentative suffix). The noun is derived from the verb.

  1. To propel or throw (something) hard or violently; to fling, to hurl.

    He hurtled the wad of paper angrily at the trash can and missed by a mile.

    Soone as thoſe glitterand armes he did eſpye, / That vvith their brightneſſe made that darknes light, / His harmefull club he gan to hurtle hye, / And threaten batteill to the Faery knight; […]

  2. To cause (someone or something) to collide with or hit another person or thing; or (two people or things) to collide with or hit each other.

    Only in solitude could that strong man give way to his emotions; and at first they rushed forth so confused and stormy, so hurtling one the other, that hours elapsed before he could serenely face the terrible crisis of his position.

  3. To attack or criticize (someone) verbally or in writing.
  4. To move rapidly, violently, or without control, especially in a noisy manner.

    The car hurtled down the hill at 90 miles per hour.

    Pieces of broken glass hurtled through the air.

  5. Of a person or thing: to collide with or hit another person or thing, especially with force or violence; also, of two people or things: to collide together; to clash.

    Yet could not all that force and furie ſhake / The valiant champions, nor their perſons vvound, / Together hurtled both their ſteedes, and brake / Each others necke, the riders lay on ground: / But they (great maſters of vvars dreadfull art) / Pluckt forth their ſvvords and ſoone from earth vp ſtart.

  6. To make a sound of things clashing or colliding together; to clatter, to rattle; hence, to move with such a sound.

    The noiſe of Battell hurtled in the Ayre: / Horſſes do neigh, and dying men did grone, / And Ghoſts did ſhrieke and ſqueale about the ſtreets.

    Now the Storm begins to lovver, / (Haſte, the loom of Hell prepare,) / Iron-ſleet of arrovvy ſhovver / Hurtles in the darken'd air.

  7. Of two people, etc.: to meet in a shocking or violent encounter; to clash; to jostle.