hurtle

hur·tle  (hûrtl)

v. hur·tled, hur·tling, hur·tles

v.intr.

To move with or as if with great speed and a rushing noise: an express train that hurtled past.

v.tr.

To fling with great force; hurl.

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[Middle English hurtlen, to collide, frequentative of hurten, to knock against, damage; see hurt.]

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hurtle

Verb

[-ling, -led] to move very quickly or violently [Middle English hurtlen]

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Hurtle a flock of sheep.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	hurtle - move with or as if with a rushing sound; "The cars hurtled by" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
	2.	hurtle - make a thrusting forward movement lunge, hurl, thrust move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" dart - move with sudden speed; "His forefinger darted in all directions as he spoke" riposte - make a return thrust; "his opponent riposted"
	3.	hurtle - throw forcefully hurl, cast dash, crash - hurl or thrust violently; "He dashed the plate against the wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock" precipitate - hurl or throw violently; "The bridge broke and precipitated the train into the river below" throw - propel through the air; "throw a frisbee" sling, catapult - hurl as if with a sling bowl - hurl a cricket ball from one end of the pitch towards the batsman at the other end

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hurtle

verb rush, charge, race, shoot, fly, speed, tear, crash, plunge, barrel (along) (informal), chiefly U.S., Canad. scramble, spurt, stampede, scoot, burn rubber (informal) rush headlong, go hell for leather (informal)

Translations

hurtle [ˈhəːtl] vi to hurtle past → pasar como un rayo

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hurtle [ˈhəːtl] vt → lancer (de toutes ses forces)

vi to hurtle past → passer en trombe;

to hurtle down → dégringoler

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hurtle [ˈhəːtl] vi to hurtle past → vorbeisausen;

to hurtle down (fall) → hinunterfallen

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hurtle [ˈhəːtl] vt → scagliare

vi to hurtle past/ down → passare/scendere a razzo