Hurl — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a violent throw

throw forcefully

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɜːl/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɜːl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɜːl/

1 syllable Say it as /hˈɜːl/.

Examples

hurl insults
throw accusations at someone

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lunge thrust hurtle throw cast

Parts of Speech

noun	a violent throw
verb	throw forcefully
verb	make a thrusting forward movement
verb	utter with force; utter vehemently “hurl insults”

Word Forms

hurl	verb	make a thrusting forward movement
cast	verb	put or send forth
hurl	noun	a violent throw
hurler	noun	(baseball) the person who does the pitching
cast	noun	a violent throw
casting	noun	the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel
lunger	noun	someone who moves forward suddenly (as in fencing)
lunge	noun	the act of moving forward suddenly
thrust	noun	the act of applying force to propel something
thruster	noun	one who intrudes or pushes himself forward
thrusting	noun	a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schleudern

ein heftiger Wurf

🇫🇷French

lancer

un lancer violent

🇪🇸Spanish

lanzar

un lanzamiento violento

🇮🇹Italian

scagliare

un tiro violento

🇳🇱Dutch

slingeren

een gewelddadige worp

🇵🇹Portuguese

arremessar

um lance violento

🇷🇺Russian

швырять

жестокий бросок

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उछालना

एक हिंसक फेंक

🇧🇩Bengali

নিক্ষেপ

একটি হিংস্র নিক্ষেপ

🇮🇳Tamil

வீசுதல்

ஒரு வன்முறை வீசுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

కొట్టు

ఒక హింసాత్మక త్రో

🇮🇳Marathi

फेकणे

एक हिंसक फेक

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફેંકવું

હિંસક ફેંકવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚೆಲ್ಲು

ಹಿಂಸಾತ್ಮಕ ಎಸೆಯುವಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

എറിയുക

ഒരു അക്രമാസക്തമായ എറിയൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁੱਟੋ

ਇੱਕ ਹਿੰਸਕ ਸੁੱਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

پھینکنا

ایک پرتشدد پھینک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

投

猛烈的投掷

🇯🇵Japanese

投げつける

暴力的な投げ

🇰🇷Korean

던지다

난폭한 투척

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quăn

một cú ném bạo lực

🇹🇭Thai

ขว้าง

การขว้างที่รุนแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

melemparkan

lemparan yang keras

🇵🇭Filipino

ihagis

isang marahas na paghagis

🇲🇾Malay

melontar

lontaran ganas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

القاء

رمية عنيفة

🇮🇷Persian

پرتاب کردن

پرتاب خشونت آمیز

🇹🇷Turkish

savurmak

şiddetli atış

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַשְׁלִיך

זריקה אלימה

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The primary meaning of 'hurl' is 'a violent throw'.

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Using 'hurl' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'hurl' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'hurl' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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