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The Meaning of hurl

  • (v. t.) To send whirling or whizzing through the air; to throw with violence; to drive with great force; as, to hurl a stone or lance.
  • (v. t.) To emit or utter with vehemence or impetuosity; as, to hurl charges or invective.
  • (v. t.) To twist or turn.
  • (v. i.) To hurl one's self; to go quickly.
  • (v. i.) To perform the act of hurling something; to throw something (at another).
  • (v. i.) To play the game of hurling. See Hurling.
  • (n.) The act of hurling or throwing with violence; a cast; a fling.
  • (n.) Tumult; riot; hurly-burly.
  • (n.) A table on which fiber is stirred and mixed by beating with a bowspring.

Synonyms

cast , hurtle , cast , lunge , hurtle , thrust , throw

Homophones

hearl , herl

Rhymes

berle , birle , burl , cowgirl , curl , earl , earle , earll , erl , girl , hearl , herl , merl , merle , pearl , pearle , perl , perle , searl , searle , shirl , showgirl , sperle , swirl , twirl , unfurl , werle , whirl , whorl , wurl