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Definitions of 'hurl'
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1.
If you hurl something, you throw it violently and with a lot of force.
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2.
If you hurl abuse or insults at someone, you shout insults at them aggressively.
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Conjugations of 'hurl'
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present simple: I hurl, you hurl [...]
past simple: I hurled, you hurled [...]
past participle: hurled
Synonyms of 'hurl'
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Examples of 'hurl' in a sentence
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Cars were set on fire and bricks were hurled at houses, leaving people fearing for
their lives.They hurl public money at the wealthiest parts of the country.A recent experiment asked prisoners to hurl his insults at guards, to help them express
themselves and empower them.
Translations of 'hurl'
English-French
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● transitive verb: [object] lancer avec violence [...]
English-Spanish
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● transitive verb: (= throw) arrojar [...]
English-German
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● transitive verb: schleudern [...]
● intransitive verb: (inf: = vomit) sich erbrechen, kotzen (inf) [...]
English-Italian
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● transitive verb: (throw) scagliare, scaraventare [...]
English-Chinese
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● transitive verb: (object) 用力投掷; (insult, abuse) 叫嚷 [...]
English-Portuguese
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● transitive verb: arremessar, lançar; (abuse) gritar [...]
English-Hindi
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● transitive verb: फेंकना [...]
English-Japanese
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● transitive verb: 強く投げつける [...]
English-Korean
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'hurl' in other languages
● transitive verb: 휙 던지다 [...]
If you hurl something, you throw it with a lot of force.
Thai: ขว้าง, ทุ่ม, ปา, เหวี่ยง
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