HURTLE

hurtle

Noun


  1. A fast movement in literal or figurative sense.
  2. A clattering sound.

Verb

  1. To move rapidly, violently, or without control.
    The car hurtled down the hill at 90 miles per hour.
    Pieces of broken glass hurtled through the air.
  2. To meet with violence or shock; to clash; to jostle.
  3. To make a threatening sound, like the clash of arms; to make a sound as of confused clashing or confusion; to resound.
  4. To hurl or fling; to throw hard or violently.
    He hurtled the wad of paper angrily at the trash can and missed by a mile.
  5. To push; to jostle; to hurl.


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