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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Coronal mass ejections, huge clouds of magnetic fields and plasma hurled into space at up to 1,900 miles (3,000 kilometers) per second usually follow in the wake of a big solar flare.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Three Yankee starters hurled complete-game wins, with each giving the Dodgers only one earned run.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
In front of the Iron Horse, Andrews Avenue was now a flowing river hurling branches, tree trunks, a refrigerator, a dumpster.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Sunday's event was marred by racist remarks hurled about Latinos, Black people, Jews and Palestinians.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Three Yankee starters hurled complete-game wins, with each giving the Dodgers only one earned run.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
In front of the Iron Horse, Andrews Avenue was now a flowing river hurling branches, tree trunks, a refrigerator, a dumpster.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Sunday's event was marred by racist remarks hurled about Latinos, Black people, Jews and Palestinians.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Hurl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hurl. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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