hurtle

ˈhɜːrtl̩

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of hurtle - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

fast movement

intr.

move very fast in a specific direction

intr.

The car hurtles down the highway.

race

rush

speed

sports

tr.

throw something forcefully

tr.

He hurtled the ball across the field.

fling

hurl

pitch

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hurtle down

move very quickly downward with force or speed

The rock hurtled down the mountain slope.

Origin of hurtle

Middle English, hurtlen (to crash)

Examples of hurtle in a sentence

I could see the cyclist hurtle past the finish line.
The quarterback hurtled a pass toward the end zone.
She hurtled the discus across the stadium.

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French:foncer, lancer avec force, ...
German:rasen, schleudern, ...
Italian:sfrecciare, scagliare, ...
Spanish:lanzarse, arrojar, ...
Portuguese:disparar, atirar, ...
Chinese:飞驰, 猛掷, ...
Japanese:猛スピードで進む, 力強く投げる, ...
Arabic:انْدَفَعَ, قَذَفَ, ...
Hebrew:לִדְהוֹר, לְהַטִּיחַ, ...
Russian:нестись, швырять, ...
Ukrainian:мчати, жбурляти, ...
Hindi:तेज़ी से दौड़ना, ज़ोर से फेंकना, ...
Bengali:প্রচণ্ড বেগে ছোটা, জোরে ছোড়া, ...
Catalan:llançar-se, llançar, ...
Czech:řítit se, mrštit, ...
Danish:suse, slynge, ...
Dutch:voortsuizen, slingeren, ...
Greek:ορμώ, εκσφενδονίζω, ...
Hungarian:száguldani, elhajítani, ...
Khmer:ស្ទុះទៅ, គប់, ...
Korean:질주하다, 세게 던지다, ...
Persian:با سرعت حرکت کردن, محکم پرتاب کردن, ...
Polish:pędzić, cisnąć, ...
Portuguese (BR):avançar em alta velocidade, arremessar, ...
Romanian:a se năpusti, a azvârli, ...
Swedish:rusa, slunga, ...
Thai:พุ่ง, ขว้าง, ...
Turkish:hızla ilerlemek, fırlatmak, ...
Vietnamese:lao đi, ném mạnh, ...

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