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Rarehurtling
The correct spelling is hurtling.
How to pronounce hurtling
verb
Say it like: Hur-tli-ng
The correct spelling is hurtling. To move rapidly, violently, or without control. For example: "Pieces of broken glass hurtled through the air."
Usage Examples
“Pieces of broken glass hurtled through the air.”
“He hurtled the wad of paper angrily at the trash can and missed by a mile.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To move rapidly, violently, or without control.
- 2.To meet with violence or shock; to clash; to jostle.
- 3.To make a threatening sound, like the clash of arms; to make a sound as of confused clashing or confusion; to resound.
- 4.To hurl or fling; to throw hard or violently.
- 5.To push; to jostle; to hurl.
noun
- 1.The act of something being hurtled or thrown.
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