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

Before a player becomes aware of a tennis ball hurtling across the court, light reflected from its surface has to be detected by their eyes’ retinas, converted into electrical signals, then transmitted along the optic nerves to the brain. — Michelle Spear, Scientific American, 11 July 2026

Not for fear of a thunderbolt hurtling through the blue sky and, punitively, creasing his skull. — Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

In Timon, by contrast, everything is a rush, everything is broke-off and confused, everything is hurtling through suffering towards oblivion. — Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

The park’s first new coaster in 15 years is a family-friendly attraction that launches guests into an interstellar LEGO adventure to intercept a dangerous object hurtling through space. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026

Given the orbital-high hopes, any disappointment will trigger a hurtling descent. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 13 June 2026

Paired with building piano chords and a non-stop lyrical delivery, the listener gets the feeling that Rodrigo is hurtling towards something — whether that something is good or bad remains to be seen. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 12 June 2026

Our star just unleashed three powerful solar flares in less than 24 hours and potentially sending multiple coronal mass ejections (CMEs) hurtling toward Earth, raising the chances of northern lights displays this week. — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 3 June 2026

But that thematic potential is diluted in a movie that keeps hurtling forward without gathering steam. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026