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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.

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

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hurtle [ˈhɜːt^əl]

vb

1. to project or be projected very quickly, noisily, or violently

2. (intr) Rare to collide or crash

[C13 hurtlen, from hurten to strike; see hurt¹]

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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) A pretty young girl came hurtling down the stairs.

Translations

hurtle [ˈhɜːtl]

A. VI → precipitarse
to hurtle along → ir como un rayo or a toda velocidad
the car hurtled past → el coche pasó como un rayo or a toda velocidad
the rock hurtled over the cliff → la roca cayó estrepitosamente por el precipicio

B. VT → arrojar(violentamente)

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hurtle [ˈhɜː^rt^əl] vi
to hurtle past → passer en trombe
to hurtle down → dégringoler

hurtle along

vt fus → passer à toute allure

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hurtle

vi → rasen; the car was hurtling along → das Auto sauste or brauste dahin; it hurtled into the wall → es sauste gegen die Mauer; he came hurtling round the corner → er kam um die Ecke gerast

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hurtle [ˈhɜːtl]

1. vi → sfrecciare
to hurtle past/down → passare/scendere a razzo
she hurtled down the stairs → si è precipitata giù per le scale

2. vt → scagliare

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hurtle [ˈhɜːtl]

1. vi → sfrecciare
to hurtle past/down → passare/scendere a razzo
she hurtled down the stairs → si è precipitata giù per le scale

2. vt → scagliare

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hurtle

v hurtle [ˈhəːtl]

to move very quickly and violently The car hurtled down the hill at top speed. hardloop, vlieg, jaag يَهْوي، يَرْتَطِم профучавам řítit se styrte; fare rasen ορμώ precipitarse, lanzarse sööstma تصادف كردن singota aller à toute allure לַנוּע בִּמהִירוּת खड़ खड़ करते हुए आगे बढ़ना juriti (le)zuhan meluncur þeytast, hendast precipitarsi 突進する 고속으로 움직이다 lėkti, švilpti brāzties; drāzties meluru denderen suse, styrte, rase ned pędzić precipitar-se a merge în mare viteză мчаться rútiť sa, hnať sa odhrumeti sjuriti susa, rusa, vina, störta กระแทก hızla fırlamak/gitmek 猛衝，迅速猛烈移動 мчати; пролітати зі свистом تیزي یا زور شور سے جانا lăn mạnh; ném mạnh 猛烈碰撞,使猛冲