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- [hur-tl]
- /ˈhɜr tl/
- /ˈhɜː.tl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hur-tl]
- /ˈhɜr tl/
Definitions of hurtle word
- verb without object hurtle to rush violently; move with great speed: The car hurtled down the highway. 1
- verb without object hurtle to move or go noisily or resoundingly, as with violent or rapid motion: The sound was deafening, as tons of snow hurtled down the mountain. 1
- verb without object hurtle Archaic. to strike together or against something; collide. 1
- verb with object hurtle to drive violently; fling; dash. 1
- verb with object hurtle Archaic. to dash against; collide with. 1
- noun hurtle Archaic. clash; collision; shock; clatter. 1
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Origin of hurtle
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English hurtle, equivalent to hurt(en) (see hurt) + -le -le
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Parts of speech for Hurtle
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hurtle popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hurtle
verb hurtle
- lunge — a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife; stab.
- scoot — to go swiftly or hastily; dart.
- collide — If two or more moving people or objects collide, they crash into one another. If a moving person or object collides with a person or object that is not moving, they crash into them.
- shoot — to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.
- fly — to move through the air using wings.
Antonyms for hurtle
verb hurtle
- walk — to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.
- slow — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
- plod — to walk heavily or move laboriously; trudge: to plod under the weight of a burden.
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