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hurtle
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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.

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

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

Hurtle a flock of sheep.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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
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
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

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
hurtle [ˈhəːtl] vtlancer (de toutes ses forces)
vi to hurtle past → passer en trombe;
to hurtle down → dégringoler
hurtle [ˈhəːtl] vi to hurtle past → vorbeisausen;
to hurtle down (fall) → hinunterfallen
hurtle [ˈhəːtl] vtscagliare
vi to hurtle past/ down → passare/scendere a razzo

hurtle
v hurtle [ˈhəːtl]
to move very quickly and violently The car hurtled down the hill at top speed.hardloop, vlieg, jaagيَهْوي، يَرْتَطِمпрофучавамřítit sestyrte; farerasenορμώprecipitarse, lanzarsesööstmaتصادف كردنsyöksyäaller à toute allureלַנוּע בִּמהִירוּתखड़ खड़ करते हुए आगे बढ़नाjuriti(le)zuhanmeluncurþeytast, hendastprecipitarsi突進する소리를 내며 나아가다lėkti, švilptibrāzties; drāztiesmelurudenderensuse, styrte, rase nedpędzićprecipitar-sea merge în mare vitezăмчатьсяrútiť sa, hnať saodhrumetisjuritisusa, rusa, vina, störtaกระแทกhızla fırlamak/gitmek猛衝мчати; пролітати зі свистомتیزي یا زور شور سے جاناlăn mạnh; ném mạnh,使

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