Hurtle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

move with or as if with a rushing sound

make a thrusting forward movement

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɜːɾəl/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɜːtəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɜːtəl/

1 syllable Say it as /hˈɜːɾəl/.

Examples

The cars hurtled by

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

thrust hurl cast lunge

Parts of Speech

verb	move with or as if with a rushing sound “The cars hurtled by”
verb	make a thrusting forward movement
verb	throw forcefully

Word Forms

lunger	noun	someone who moves forward suddenly (as in fencing)
lunge	noun	the act of moving forward suddenly
hurl	noun	a violent throw
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)
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

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

rasen

sich mit oder wie mit einem rauschenden Geräusch bewegen

🇫🇷French

se précipiter

bouger avec ou comme avec un bruit précipité

🇪🇸Spanish

arrojar violentamente

moverse con o como si hiciera un sonido rápido

🇮🇹Italian

sfrecciare

muoversi con o come con un suono impetuoso

🇳🇱Dutch

slingeren

beweeg met of alsof met een ruisend geluid

🇵🇹Portuguese

arremessar

mover-se com ou como se estivesse com um som apressado

🇷🇺Russian

мчаться

двигаться с быстрым звуком или как будто с ним

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ज़ोर से फैंकना

तेज़ आवाज़ के साथ या जैसे हिलना

🇧🇩Bengali

আঘাত করা

সঙ্গে বা যেন একটি দ্রুত শব্দ সঙ্গে সরানো

🇮🇳Tamil

காயம்

அவசரமான ஒலியுடன் அல்லது போல் நகர்த்தவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

గాయము

పరుగెత్తే ధ్వనితో లేదా ఉన్నట్లుగా కదలండి

🇮🇳Marathi

हर्टल

घाईघाईच्या आवाजासह किंवा जसे हलवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

હર્ટલ

ધસારો અવાજ સાથે અથવા જાણે કે સાથે ખસેડો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಾಯಗೊಳಿಸು

ಧಾವಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಧ್ವನಿಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅದರಂತೆ ಸರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുറിവേൽപ്പിക്കുക

കുതിച്ചുയരുന്ന ശബ്ദത്തോടെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പോലെ നീങ്ങുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਰਟਲ

ਨਾਲ ਜਾਂ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਇੱਕ ਤੇਜ਼ ਆਵਾਜ਼ ਨਾਲ ਹਿਲਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہلچل

تیز آواز کے ساتھ یا اس طرح حرکت کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

冲刺

伴随着或仿佛伴随着急促的声音移动

🇯🇵Japanese

突撃する

急な音とともに、またはあたかも音を立てているかのように動く

🇰🇷Korean

돌진하다

돌진하는 소리와 함께 또는 마치 소리와 함께 움직이다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cú va chạm

di chuyển cùng hoặc như thể với một âm thanh dồn dập

🇹🇭Thai

พุ่ง

เคลื่อนตัวไปเหมือนมีเสียงเร่งรีบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

membanting

bergerak dengan atau seolah-olah dengan suara deras

🇵🇭Filipino

masakit

gumagalaw na may o parang may nagmamadaling tunog

🇲🇾Malay

meluru

bergerak dengan atau seolah-olah dengan bunyi yang tergesa-gesa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تقدم بسرعة

التحرك مع أو كما لو كان مع صوت متسرع

🇮🇷Persian

تند زدن

با صدای تند یا تند حرکت کن

🇹🇷Turkish

saldırı

acele eden bir sesle veya sanki acele eden bir sesle hareket edin

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְעוֹפֵף

לנוע עם או כאילו עם צליל ממהר

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The primary meaning of 'hurtle' is 'move with or as if with a rushing sound'.

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

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