Hurl /(?)/
Hurl
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Hurled; p. pr. & vb. n. Hurling
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To send whirling or whizzing through the air; to throw with violence; to drive with great force; as, to hurl a stone or lance.
And hurl'd them headlong to their fleet and main.
- To emit or utter with vehemence or impetuosity; as, to hurl charges or invective.
- To twist or turn. [Obs.]
Hurl
v. i.
- To hurl one's self; to go quickly. [R.]
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To perform the act of hurling something; to throw something (at another).
God shall hurl at him and not spare.
- To play the game of hurling. See Hurling.
Hurl
n.
- The act of hurling or throwing with violence; a cast; a fling.
- Tumult; riot; hurly-burly. [Obs.]
- A table on which fiber is stirred and mixed by beating with a bowspring. (Hat Manuf.)