HURL


Meaning of HURL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ hɜ:(r)l ]

( hurls, hurling, hurled)

1.

If you hurl something, you throw it violently and with a lot of force.

Groups of angry youths hurled stones at police...

Simon caught the grenade and hurled it back...

Gangs rioted last night, breaking storefront windows and hurling rocks and bottles.

VERB : V n prep , V n with adv , V n

2.

If you hurl abuse or insults at someone, you shout insults at them aggressively.

How would you handle being locked in the back of a cab while the driver hurled abuse at you?

VERB : V n at n , also V n

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