hurling

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Seb Daly/Sportsfile: For the uninitiated, this is hurling - an Irish sport that is incredibly fast, very skilful and, as this image shows, highly physical.

From BBC

The England midfielder's 57th-minute goal prompted Emery to roar in delight before ripping off his jacket and hurling it into the air.

From Barron's

What they refrain from hurling in that moment, or at any point throughout “Welcome to Derry,” is a dehumanizing slur splashed all over the pages of the original “It.”

From Salon

The twins could not follow what was going on but challenged the amused private to a duel by hurling their nightcaps at his feet.

From Literature

What Enceladus does is akin to a volcano hurling lava into space -- except the ejecta are plumes of water vapor and ice.

From Science Daily