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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Lo hurls enraged texts and emails at my lawyer, and also at John, the location manager.
—Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
Watch your head, there’s much talk of tomes being hurled across the room.
—Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, Schiff has been hitting big league pitching in Washington for years, including nasty spitballs hurled by Donald Trump, who loves to throw beanballs at opponents’ heads.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS In Manasota Key, on the western coast of Florida just south of Sarasota, Milton's storm surge sent massive boulders and at least one boat up the beaches and hurled them into waterfront buildings.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2024
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Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
Watch your head, there’s much talk of tomes being hurled across the room.
—Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, Schiff has been hitting big league pitching in Washington for years, including nasty spitballs hurled by Donald Trump, who loves to throw beanballs at opponents’ heads.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS In Manasota Key, on the western coast of Florida just south of Sarasota, Milton's storm surge sent massive boulders and at least one boat up the beaches and hurled them into waterfront buildings.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Hurl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hurl. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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