Synonyms of hurtling

hurtling

verb

present participle of hurtle

1

as in scurrying

to proceed or move quickly

the probe hurtled through space to its destination: Jupiter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scurrying
• speeding
• hurrying
• rushing
• flying
• traveling
• racing
• zipping
• driving
• trotting
• chasing
• jumping
• buzzing
• darting
• running
• blowing
• scooting
• blasting
• scuttling
• whirling
• tearing
• dashing
• stepping
• careening
• barreling
• ripping
• careering
• blazing
• hurling
• zooming
• ramming
• rocketing
• bolting
• bowling
• hastening
• hustling
• coursing
• pelting
• shooting
• jogging
• haring
• breezing
• rustling
• humping
• galloping
• bustling
• motoring
• cracking (on)
• whisking
• cannonballing
• belting
• jetting
• nipping
• bundling
• highballing
• bombing
• hying
• scampering
• beating it
• whizzing
• flitting
• scudding
• stepping on it
• accelerating
• stampeding
• hotfooting (it)
• making tracks
• getting a move on
• sprinting
• shaking a leg
• streaking
• scuffling
• beetling
• quickening
• overtaking
• outrunning
• outstripping
• outpacing
• stepping out
• arrowing
• catching up
• beelining
• fast-forwarding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• creeping
• crawling
• dragging
• poking
• lingering
• hanging (around or out)
• lagging
• poking
• dawdling
• strolling
• shuffling
• loitering
• ambling
• sauntering
• plodding
• lumbering
• dallying
• decelerating
• slowing (down or up)
• tarrying
• dillydallying

2

as in throwing

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm

competitors taking turns hurtling their javelins down the field

Synonyms & Similar Words

• throwing
• hurling
• tossing
• flinging
• slinging
• firing
• launching
• heaving
• catapulting
• chucking
• pelting
• darting
• lobbing
• dashing
• casting
• bowling
• pegging
• pitching
• lofting
• flipping
• rolling
• propelling
• gunning
• thrusting
• letting fly
• passing
• projecting
• precipitating
• ejecting
• hooking
• impelling
• bucking
• shooting
• rifling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hurtling

On the present trajectory, the US and China are hurtling toward the very calamity that Kissinger warned about. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026

For a child bursting with energy, few things are more fun than hurtling through a bouncy castle, launching into the air, and ping-ponging between every surface. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

South Florida motorists routinely saw police officers hurtling along highways at extraordinary speeds without lights, sirens or any apparent emergency. — Sally Kestin, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026

The 100-meter sprint in Beijing’s National Speed Skating Oval brought together the world’s fastest runners, hurtling along at breakneck speed to shrieks of excitement from a captivated crowd. — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026

The momentum in many criminal legal enterprises began hurtling toward digitally automating this analytic regime of knowledge. — Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026

Great Downtown Pumpkin Festival Rapid City, South Dakota Pumpkins to take home, pumpkins to be weighed, pumpkins hurtling through the air—this fall fest adheres to its theme each September. — Katy Spratte Joyce, Midwest Living, 22 Aug. 2026

Ranch activities include hurtling through agility courses, swimming beneath a massive artificial waterfall and roaming sprawling fantasy playgrounds built expressly for their entertainment. — Emma Madden, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

The league is hurtling toward an ugly lockout, with owners preparing to cry poverty and demand a hard salary cap to stop the spending monster in Southern California. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026