hurling

noun hurl·ing \ ˈhər-liŋ \

Definition of hurling

:an Irish game resembling field hockey played between two teams of 15 players each

Recent Examples of hurling from the Web

But in the wake of the tragedy in Charlottesville, Va., the Cork GAA officials appealed to their fans not to wave the banner of American sedition at Irish football or hurling matches any more.

— charles p. pierce, SI.com, "Sports, Like The Rest Of The U.S., Still Struggles With Legacy Of Racism," 29 Aug. 2017
The most important matter for the president to attend to was the hurling of insults about a TV host's face.

— josh hafner, USA TODAY, "OnPolitics Today: Trump spends time insulting woman instead of, oh I don't know, doing job," 29 June 2017
Senior starting pitcher Jared Poche delivered 5.2 innings of two-run hurling, and both those runs were unearned due to fielding errors by first baseman Nick Coomes, who Mainieri decided to start in place of Jake Slaughter.

— ron higgins, NOLA.com, "These Tigers emptied their tanks in every way possible," 28 June 2017
One regular at a Hickory Hills Pepe's restaurant won't be welcome anymore after a video surfaced online showing the customer hurling insults at a group of teenage Muslim girls, the eatery's officials said.

— alicia fabbre, Daily Southtown, "Pepe’s apologizes for harassment of Muslim teens by man at restaurant, bans patron," 7 June 2017
For seven starts, Vargas had pitched like the best starter on the planet, an 86-mph throwing, change-up hurling ace who had been one of the surprises of baseball.

— rustin dodd, kansascity.com, "Royals’ Jason Vargas shows he is human in 11-7 loss to the Yankees," 17 May 2017
Ludgar and his fellow hurling machines threw boulders, but the historical records point to English forces employing more imaginative ammo, too.

— william gurstelle, Popular Mechanics, "The Legend of Ludgar the War Wolf, King of the Trebuchets," 1 May 2017
Campaigning in a Brooklyn bakery during his ill-fated 2013 comeback bid for New York City mayor, Mr. Weiner — he of sexting scandal fame — was caught on tape hurling insults at an unhappy voter.

— michael m. grynbaum, New York Times, "‘Weiner’ Covers a Political Campaign Set on Self-Destruct," 11 May 2016

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Did You Know?

An Irish game resembling both field hockey and lacrosse, hurling is played between two teams of 15 players. The game is mentioned in Irish manuscripts dating back to the 13th century. The stick used—a tapered, slightly curved device with a cupped blade at the end—is called a hurley. A point is scored by hitting the ball over the crossbar of the opposing team’s goalposts, three points by driving it under the crossbar. Hurling is considered the national pastime of Ireland.