hur ‧ tle /ˈhɜːtl $ ˈhɜːr-/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: hurt ]
if something, especially something big or heavy, hurtles somewhere, it moves or falls very fast:
All of a sudden, a car came hurtling round the corner.