hurtle

hur·tle

verb \ˈhər-t^əl\

: to move or fall with great speed and force

: to cause (something or someone) to move or go with great speed and force

hur·tledhur·tling \ˈhərt-liŋ, ˈhər-t^əl-iŋ\

Full Definition of HURTLE

intransitive verb

:  to move rapidly or forcefully

transitive verb

:  hurl, fling

— hurtle noun

Examples of HURTLE

1. Boulders hurtled down the hill.
2. We kept to the side of the road as cars and trucks hurtled past us.
3. The protesters hurtled bottles at the police.
4. He hurtled himself into the crowd.

Origin of HURTLE

Middle English hurtlen to collide, frequentative of hurten to cause to strike, hurt

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to HURTLE

Synonyms

barrel, belt, blast, blaze, blow, bolt, bomb [slang], bowl, breeze, bundle, bustle, buzz, cannonball, careen, career, chase, course, crack (on), dash, drive, fly, hare, hasten, hie, highball, hotfoot (it), hump, hurl, hurry, hustle, jet, jump, motor, nip, pelt, race, ram, rip, rocket, run, rush, rustle, scoot, scurry, scuttle, shoot, speed, step, tear, travel, trot, whirl, whisk, zip, zoom

Antonyms

crawl, creep, poke

Related Words

beetle, dart, flit, scamper, scud, scuffle; stampede, streak, whiz (or whizz); gallop, jog, sprint; accelerate, quicken, step out; catch up, fast-forward, outpace, outrun, outstrip, overtake; arrow, beeline

Near Antonyms

dally, dawdle, dillydally, drag, hang (around or out), lag, linger, loiter, poke, tarry; amble, lumber, plod, saunter, shuffle, stroll; decelerate, slow (down or up)

Rhymes with HURTLE

fertile, kirtle, myrtle, spurtle, turtle