hurtled
past simple and past participle ofhurtle
hurtle
verb[Iusually+ adv/prep]
uk/ˈhɜː.təl/us/ˈhɝː.t̬əl/tomoveveryfast,especiallyin a way thatseemsdangerous:
Thetruckcame hurtling towards us.
Theexplosionsentpiecesofmetalandglasshurtling through theair.
Synonym
lunge
to move fast
- speedHe ran back to his car and sped off.
- raceShe raced over and hugged me.
- flyShe flew across the room just in time to stop the baby falling off the chair.
- beltUKTraffic was belting along the motorway.
- tearA fire truck came tearing down the road.
- streakBullets streaked across the sky.
to run
- runShe saw him running down the street.
- sprintI had to sprint to catch the bus.
- jog"What do you do to keep fit?" "I jog and go swimming."
- raceHe raced up the stairs to answer the phone.
- rushEveryone rushed to the door when the alarm went off.
- dashHe dashed out the door after the dog.
Moving quickly
- agility
- beetle
- bowl down/alongsomething
- careen
- career
- gallop
- gun
- leg
- outsail
- pelt
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scrabble
- scramble
- scud
- shoot
- stampede
- ton
- trot
Examplesofhurtled
hurtled
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
On the journey downstairs he lost control andhurtleddown, fracturing a leg.
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I remember standing with my father on a footbridge 200 yd from our local station as a great thundering black beasthurtleddown the line towards us.
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With the front of the spaceframe chassisand thus crucial engine mountsdestroyed, the car's heavy engine block also broke free andhurtledinto the crowd.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.An artillery duel ensued for the better part of two hours as opposing cannonshurtledshells over the town.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Instead, the planehurtledthrough the airports fence, across a highway and crashed into an embankment.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The flatcarhurtleddown the rails toward the mill's wharf where the barges were docked.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His carhurtledoff course and crashed into a ditch.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A spacecrafthurtleddown and splashed into it.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Then suddenly, the objecthurtleddown towards them at great speed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The object which hadhurtleddown was a cricket bat, much battered and ominously stained.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As he exits the house, he ishurtledinto the air and lands on a swimming pool diving board in a neighbouring yard.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Flaming to a brilliance of suns as ithurtledearthward, the meteor finally struck, burning itself deep within the earth.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When at the top, near the pinnacle of the spire, he donned a wooden breastplate with a central groove andhurtledto earth along the rope.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The 335hurtledover a canal on the left side of the road, then veered back across the canal, causing the deaths of nine onlookers in total.
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- deep-dish
- deep-dish
- deep dissatisfaction
- deep ditch
- deep dive
- deep-dive
- deep division
- deep down
- daily output
- daily paper
- daily-paper
- daily passenger
- daily-passenger
- daily prayer
- daily press
- daily quota
- daily rainfall
- daily ration
- daily regimen
- daily report
- daily ritual
- daily-round
- daily schedule
- daily struggle
- daily survival