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Another word for hurtle

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Verb

  1. To send through the air with a motion of the hand or arm

    See also:

    move

  2. To launch with great force

    Idioms:
    See also:

    move

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Another word for hurtle

Verb

  1. To dash against

    See also:

    crash

  2. To move swiftly and forcefully

    See also:

    speed

    race

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Sentence Examples

  • hurtle down the steep chalk slope on trays or in sacks!

  • globules of phlegm hurtle toward the stage.

  • From his eye, he saw a third ruffian hurtle backward into the bushes.

  • hurtle with a gigantic roar, the engines kicked to life, sending the Avenger hurtling forward at a tremendous, unthinkable speed.

  • hurtle rarely does following set of principles result in a driver hurtling around at OTT speeds.

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