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- [hur-ling]
- /ˈhɜr lɪŋ/
- /hɜːl/
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- [hur-ling]
- /ˈhɜr lɪŋ/
Definitions of hurling word
- noun hurling a forcible or violent throw; fling. 1
- verb with object hurling to throw or fling with great force or vigor. 1
- verb with object hurling to throw or cast down. 1
- verb with object hurling to utter with vehemence: to hurl insults at the umpire. 1
- verb without object hurling to throw a missile. 1
- verb without object hurling Baseball. to pitch a ball. 1
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Origin of hurling
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at hurl, -ing1
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Parts of speech for Hurling
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hurling popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
hurling usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hurling
noun hurling
- street hockey — road hockey.
- banty — a person resembling such a bird, namely short and often aggressive
- shinny — a simple variety of hockey, played with a ball, block of wood, or the like, and clubs curved at one end.
- hurley — the game of hurling.
- cast — The cast of a play or film is all the people who act in it.
Top questions with hurling
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See also
Matching words
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