hurtled

verbplunge, charge

Synonyms for hurtled

verb plunge, charge

Antonyms for hurtled

Word Origin & History

early 14c., hurteln, "to crash together; to crash down, knock down," probably frequentative of hurten (see hurt (v.)) in its original sense. Intransitive meaning "to rush, dash, charge" is late 14c. The essential notion in hurtle is that of forcible collision, in hurl that of forcible projection. Related: Hurtled; hurtling.

Example Sentences for hurtled

The next instant Gonzaga was hurtled, bruised, into a corner of the tower.

He coughed and swayed, then hurtled sideways into the arms of Major Gascoigne.

She repelled them with scorn; yet all the same they hurtled round her.

He did not finish the sentence; the joiner's plane had hurtled close past his head.

It ejected something which hurtled toward the ship just up from Kandar.

It hurtled about them in fury, and they could see scarcely a yard in front of them.

Rocks, many bigger than a man's fist, hurtled through the air.

Yet from this mysterious thicket had hurtled that boulder, swift and deadly.

And though his hat was doffed as he hurtled by, his eyes were on the ground.

They hurtled toward the city, smack toward Pennsylvania Avenue.